Galenia pubescens

Galenia pubescens (Galenia or Coastal Galenia) is a low-growing perennial herb in the family Aizoaceae.[2][3] It is native to southern Africa and naturalised elsewhere.[2]

Galenia pubescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Core eudicots
Order:
Caryophyllales
Family:
Aizoaceae
Genus:
Galenia
Species:
G. pubescens
Binomial name
Galenia pubescens
Synonyms

Aizoon pubescens Eckl & Zeyh[1]

Description

The species is prostrate or decumbent with ovate to spatulate leaves which are covered with hairs when young.[2] The flowers are white with a slight pink tinge and yellow with age.[2] These are followed by capsules which contain shiny, black seeds to 1 mm in length.[2]

Naturalisation

In Australia the species is naturalised in Western Australia, South Australia, the Northern Territory, Tasmania, Victoria and New South Wales.[4] In New South Wales, the species is regarded as a noxious weed in the Liverpool Plains and Tamworth regions under the Noxious Weeds Act 1993.[2]

The species is a scourge of beekeeping - it produces nectar profusely and bees like it, but the nectar makes honey taste so bad that it is inedible for humans.

References
  1. "APNI - Galenia pubescens". APNI. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  2. "Galenia pubescens". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 2009-04-25.
  3. "Galenia pubescens". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
  4. "Galenia pubscens". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2009-04-25.
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