Forsskaolea

E82563

plant genus taxon

Forsskaolea is a small genus of flowering plants in the nettle family, known for its often weedy, herbaceous species found in warm and arid regions.

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Observed surface forms (7)

Surface form	Occurrences
Forsskaolea angustifolia	1
Forsskaolea baumii	1
Forsskaolea hereroensis	1
Forsskaolea procridifolia	1
Forsskaolea ranavalonae	1
Forsskaolea tenacissima	1
Forsskaolea viridis	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	plant genus ⓘ taxon ⓘ
belongsTo	subfamily Urticoideae ⓘ
category	Rosales ⓘ surface form: Rosales genera Urticaceae genera ⓘ
clade	Magnoliophyta ⓘ surface form: Angiosperms Eudicots ⓘ Rosids ⓘ
commonCharacteristic	herbaceous plants ⓘ often weedy species ⓘ presence of stinging or rough hairs typical of nettle family ⓘ
distribution	Africa ⓘ Macaronesia ⓘ Mediterranean Basin ⓘ surface form: Mediterranean region Middle East ⓘ
ecologicalRole	pioneer species in disturbed habitats ⓘ ruderal weed ⓘ
family	Urticaceae ⓘ
growthForm	annual herbs ⓘ perennial herbs ⓘ
habitat	arid regions ⓘ warm regions ⓘ
hasSpecies	Forsskaolea self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Forsskaolea angustifolia Forsskaolea self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Forsskaolea baumii Forsskaolea self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Forsskaolea hereroensis Forsskaolea self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Forsskaolea procridifolia Forsskaolea self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Forsskaolea ranavalonae Forsskaolea self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Forsskaolea tenacissima Forsskaolea self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Forsskaolea viridis
inflorescenceType	small clustered inflorescences ⓘ
kingdom	Plantae ⓘ
leafArrangement	alternate leaves ⓘ
leafType	simple leaves ⓘ
lifeCycle	short-lived in arid environments ⓘ
namedAfter	Peter Forsskål ⓘ
nomenclaturalAuthority	Carl Linnaeus ⓘ
order	Rosales ⓘ
photosyntheticPathway	C3 photosynthesis ⓘ
pollination	wind-pollinated ⓘ
reproductiveStructure	inconspicuous flowers ⓘ
soilPreference	dry soils ⓘ
taxonRank	genus ⓘ
tolerance	drought tolerance ⓘ
typeOf	flowering plant genus ⓘ
usedFor	traditional medicine in some regions ⓘ
yearDescribed	1775 ⓘ