Anacampseros albissima Marloth

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Anacampserotaceae > Anacampseros

Characteristics

Small, tuberous perennial, with sprawling branches, ± 40 mm tall. Leaves succulent, hidden by broadly ovate, truncate, stipular scales, sometimes with a dark blotch at tip. Flowers solitary at branch tips, enclosed in apical scales, white, stamens ± 10. Seeds slightly colliculate.
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A succulent plant.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality -
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.04
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a subtropical plant.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture 7-8
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-10

Usage

The plant is used for making beer.
Uses food
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Anacampseros albissima world distribution map, present in Namibia and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:698235-1
WFO ID wfo-0000532856
COL ID 66HQL
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Anacampseros albissima Anacampseros avasmontana Avonia albissima Avonia albissima var. grisea Anacampseros avasmontana var. caespitosa