''Hebenstretia hamulosa'' is a species of plant from South Africa. It belongs to the figwort family.

Description

This erect annual grows tall. It has many hairy branches growing from the base. The hairs are coarse and curve backwards. The leaves are linear with margins that range from being entire to being obscurely toothed. White flowers are found in spikes between August and October. The calyx is hairy and the hook-shaped bracts curved downwards. The two mericarps making up the fruit are of equal size. They are both round in cross-section.

Distribution and habitat

''Hebenstretia hamulosa'' is endemic to the

Northern Cape The Northern Cape is the largest and most sparsely populated province of South Africa. It was created in 1994 when the Cape Province was split up. Its capital is Kimberley. It includes the Kalahari Gemsbok National Park, part of the Kgalagadi T ...

of South Africa. It grows on slopes between Steinkopf and Bitterfontein at altitudes of .e-Flora of South Africa. v1.36. 2022. South African National Biodiversity Institute. http://ipt.sanbi.org.za/iptsanbi/resource?r=flora_descriptions&v=1.36

Conservation

This species is considered to be of least concern.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q17745787 Plants described in 1838 Flora of South Africa Scrophulariaceae