Milky widows thrill (Kalanchoe crenata)
Description
Kalanchoe laxiflora is a plant of the genus Kalanchoe in the family of Crassulaceae (Crassulaceae). Kalanchoe laxiflora is a perennial , completely bald plant that reaches heights of growth of up to 50 centimeters. Their upright shoots branch out from the base. Flower-bearing shoots are initially at the base, rooting and then ascending. The green to bluish green, usually red-edged leaves are stalked and sometimes brown or red spotted. The slender petiole is 1.5 to 6 inches long. Their somewhat egg-shaped leaf blade is 2 to 6 inches long and 1.5 to 3.5 inches wide. Their tip is dull, the base more or less clearly eared. The leaf marginis clearly notched. The indentations sometimes show red spots, the teeth carry brood buds. The inflorescence consists of dense, ebensträußigen cymes . The inflorescence stem reached a length of up to 50 centimeters. The hanging flowers are on very slender, 8 to 16 millimeters long pedicels . The calyx is yellow-green or orange-red to purple. The calyx tube is 5 to 12 millimeters long. The somewhat triangular, pointed Kelchzipfel have a length of 3 to 7 millimeters. The corolla is red, red purple, pink, pink-orange, orange red, orange yellow to pale yellow. The cylindrical Kronröhreis 10 to 20 millimeters long. Their obovate, dull Kronzipfel have a length of 3 to 5 millimeters and are 2.5 to 3 millimeters wide. The stamens are attached directly below the middle of the Kronröhre. The upper stamens do not protrude or only slightly out of the flower. The kidney-shaped anthers are about 1 millimeter long. The rounded Nektarschüppchen have a length of about 0.4 millimeters and are 0.6 millimeters wide. The carpel has a length of 5.5 to 10 millimeters. The stylus is 7 to 11 millimeters long.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Magnoliophyta
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Saxifragales
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Family: Crassulaceae
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Genus: Kalanchoe
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