Anacampseros lanceolata (Haw.) Sweet

Species

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Characteristics

Dwarf, succulent, perennial herb, 0.01-0.16 m high. Leaves many, lanceolate, 25 x 6-8 mm, apex spinose, upper lamina flat, rounded below, papillate; axils white-hairy, bristle hairs many, 15 mm long. Inflorescences ± 100 mm high, branches dark purple-brown; peduncles ± 70 mm long, 1-4-flowered; bracts white, membranous, sheathing. Flowers ± 30 mm in diam., red. Petals widely ovate. Stamens 30-45. Flowering time Oct.-Dec. Fruit a capsule, up to 14 mm long. Seeds 3-angled.
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Like A. telephiastrum but leaf bristles often longer than leaves, leaves ovate-lanceolate or lanceolate, flowers large, white or pink and seeds winged on angles.
Like A. telephiastrum but leaf bristles longer, often longer than leaves, flowers white or pink and seeds winged on angles.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Mature height (meter) 0.01 - 0.16
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Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 6-8
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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 21
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Images

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Distribution

Anacampseros lanceolata world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:698263-1
WFO ID wfo-0000532925
COL ID 66HSM
BDTFX ID -
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Synonyms

Anacampseros lanceolata Anacampseros lanceolata var. albiflora