Asystasia gangetica subsp. micrantha (Nees) Ensermu

Herbarium of U. C. Riverside (UCR)
Plants of San Bernardino County, California, USA
Asystasia gangetica ssp. micrantha (Nees) Ensermu ACAN
Det. by A.C. Sanders, Nov 2013.
San Bernardino Valley: Loma Linda, cultivated at residence on
Redlands Blvd. just west of Anderson St. (San Bernardino South
7.5’ Q.: 34°03'47"N, 117°15'45"W,±100m). Alt.: 325m/1065ft.
Large, planted, urban yard.
Perennial, stems spreading/ascending, sometimes clambering, and
forming a dense patch c. 3 ft. diameter and 1 ft. high; fls. dingy
white with purple herringbone pattern on floor of throat. Fls. with
barely discernible scent. Quite drought tolerant and somewhat
weedy/aggressive here. Growing in full sun in heavy clay soil.
Brought from S. Africa by one of Lucinda McDade’s students at
RSA.
Leland Lubinsky s.n.	05 Nov 2013
Entered into UCR Database (76663UCR1)
03861649