Aloinopsis rosulata (Kensit) Schwantes

Species

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Characteristics

Compact, caespitose shrublet, up to 0.05 m high, thick taproot tapering to an apex. Leaves broadly spathulate, punctate, apex rounded, 2 or 3 pairs per branch, borne flat on ground. Flowers solitary, petals pale yellow to pale orange with central red stripe. Flowering time June, July. Capsules 9-or 10-locular, no closing bodies and valve wings tapering to awns.
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Compact, dwarf succulent, with a thick, truncate rootstock to 20 cm long, 2 or 3 leaf pairs to a branch, forming a rosette. Leaves ± erect, spathulate with an apical thickening developing a triangle, ±30 mm long, 17 mm broad, 5-6 mm thick, with prominent warts. Flowers 1-3, petals yellow with a red stripe. Fruit 10-locular, without closing body.
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Images

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Distribution

Aloinopsis rosulata world distribution map, present in South Africa

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WFO ID wfo-0000527186
COL ID C4DF
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Synonyms

Acaulon rosulatum Aistocaulon rosulatum Nananthus rosulatus Aloinopsis rosulata Mesembryanthemum rosulatum