Cheiridopsis minor (L.Bolus) H.E.K.Hartmann

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Aizoaceae > Ruschioideae > Cheiridopsis > Cheiridopsis subg. Cheiridopsis

Characteristics

Mat-forming, succulent subshrub, old plants densely clumped, 10-20 mm tall, 50-150 mm diam., deciduous, dormant corpuscles periwinkle-shaped, white, appearing torpid. Leaf-pairs of a season long and short, exceptionally small, reddening in spring. Flowers solitary, disproportionately large, petals yellow. Fruit 10-locular.
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Growth form subshrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
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Distribution

Cheiridopsis minor world distribution map, present in South Africa

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WFO ID wfo-0000600492
COL ID 69RMS
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Synonyms

Cheiridopsis minor Cheiridopsis meyeri var. minor