Aizoon rigidum L.F.

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Aizoaceae > Aizooideae > Aizoon > Aizoon subg. Aizoon

Characteristics

Shrub, ± 0.6 m high; prostrate, white or grey, woody, old stems smooth, younger stems with soft, appressed, long hair. Leaves alternate, sometimes crowded, secund, elliptic, densely covered with long, white hairs; petioles short. Flowers bisexual, sessile, solitary in axils, yellow. Perianth: segments acute, externally covered with appressed hairs-like those on leaves. Stamens many. Ovary 5-locular. Flowering time Dec., Jan. Fruit a rounded, pentagonal capsule, sharply angled on upper edges.
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Flowers apparently axillary. Grey, adpressed-hairy, prostrate subshrub to 15 cm. Leaves obovate-spathulate, pseudopetiolate. Flowers sessile, solitary in axils, yellow. Capsules sharply angled above.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.6
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Environment

Light -
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 5-6
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Images

Habit

Aizoon rigidum habit picture by Maarten Vanhove (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Aizoon rigidum flower picture by Maarten Vanhove (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Aizoon rigidum world distribution map, present in Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa

Identifiers

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WFO ID wfo-0000524834
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Synonyms

Aizoon argenteum Aizoon sericeum Aizoon rigidum Aizoon rigidum var. rigidum Aizoon rigidum var. angustifolium Aizoon rigidum var. villosum