Adromischus marianae A.Berger

Species

Angiosperms > Saxifragales > Crassulaceae > Adromischus

Characteristics

Small, swollen-rooted, clump-forming, succulent perennial, with branches 25-50(-80) mm tall. Leaves narrowly lanceolate to obovate, terete and slightly flattened towards apical, horny margin, often noticeably papillate, red to grey-green. Flowers in a spike-like, usually unbranched inflorescence; corolla tube 10-12 mm long, pale grey-green with a thick waxy bloom, lobes 2-3 mm long, with minute, club-shaped hairs in throat.
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Succulent perennial to 35 cm. Leaves obovoid-fusiform with apical ridge. Flowers in a spicate cyme, white, cylindric, grooved, lobes ovate, anthers included.
Life form perennial
Growth form -
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.0
Mature height (meter) 0.76 - 0.93
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Environment

Light 6-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 4-5
Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-9

Usage

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Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Minimum temperature (C°) -7
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Distribution

Adromischus marianae world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:272155-1
WFO ID wfo-0000521369
COL ID -
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Cotyledon marianae Adromischus marianae f. multicolor Adromischus marianae

Lower taxons

Adromischus marianae var. hallii Adromischus marianae var. immaculatus Adromischus marianae var. kubusensis Adromischus marianiae var. marianiae