Chasmatophyllum musculinum (Haw.) Dinter & Schwantes

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Aizoaceae > Ruschioideae > Chasmatophyllum

Characteristics

Perennial, caespitose to compact dwarf shrublet, up to 0.05 m high, roots horizontal fibrous, nodes also forming roots. Leaves succulent, trigonous to triquetrous, borne upright with up to 4 teeth on keel and margins, rough with white warts and tannin idioblasts, apex blunt to acute or toothed. Flowers solitary, yellow, tinged with red on lower apex, opening in late afternoon, closing at night. Flowering time Aug.-Jan. Capsules mostly 5-locular, covering membranes filling half the locule, closing bodies absent, expanding keels diverging at apex, valve wings present.
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Compact to shrubby succulent, up to 30 mm tall, with short, thickish rhizomes forming adventitious roots. Leaves trigonous to triquetrous, 10-25 x 4-5 mm, 4-5 mm thick, keel and margins with 0-4 teeth, epidermis rough from raised warts. Flowers almost sessile, petals deep yellow, suffused reddish outside, open at ± 15:00-18:00. Fruit Long-stalked, top almost flat, closing bodies absent, 5-locular.
Compact, dwarf succulent, developing short, thickish stems with age. Leaves spreading widely, with only upper leaf surface visible, 15-20 x 8-22 mm, 4.5-7 mm thick, margins toothed, epidermis only a little rough. Flowers on short stalks, 25-30 mm diam., petals yellow. Fruit base semi-globose, placenta raised by a false septum, 5-locular. Sept. On bare shaley patches.
Compact to shrubby succulent plants with short, thickish rhizomes forming adventitious roots. Leaves trigonous to triquetrous, keel and margins with 0-4 teeth, epidermis rough, 10-25 mm long, 4-5 mm broad and thick. Flowers almost sessile, petals deep yellow, outside reddish suffused, flowers open in the afternoon. Fruits long stalked, top almost flat, 5-locular.
Perennial herb, succulent, up to 0.03 m high; compact to caespitose. Leaves sessile; blade trigonous to triquetrous, keel and margins with 0-4 teeth, warted, idioblasts white to green. Flowers: corolla 7-15 mm in diameter, petals bright egg-yolk-yellow, often purplish suffused on outer surface; Dec.-Feb. Fruit 5-locular.
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Mature height (meter) 0.03
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Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 6-7
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Images

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Distribution

Chasmatophyllum musculinum world distribution map, present in Namibia and South Africa

Identifiers

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WFO ID wfo-0000599904
COL ID TQ3D
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Synonyms

Mesembryanthemum recumbens Chasmatophyllum musculinum Stomatium musculinum Mesembryanthemum musculinum Mesembryanthemum dinterae