Cheiridopsis namaquensis (Sond.) H.E.K.Hartmann

Species

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

Characteristics

Succulent subshrub, old plants densely clumped, 30-100 mm tall, 50-200 mm diam., deciduous, stems slender, rather elongate in age. Leaves pale blue-grey to green-grey, long and narrow, finely spotted, forming united pairs, long and short in succession. Flowers solitary, large, petals golden to dark yellow. Fruit 9-or 10(11)-locular.
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Like C. rostrata but leaves with serrated keels and fruits > 10-locular, with narrow flag-shaped valve wings.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
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Mature height (meter) 0.04 - 0.1
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Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 3-4
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-10

Usage

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Cultivation

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Minimum temperature (C°) -7
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Images

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Distribution

Cheiridopsis namaquensis world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

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WFO ID wfo-0000600496
COL ID 5XRMT
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Synonyms

Mesembryanthemum exiguum Mesembryanthemum cigarettiferum Mesembryanthemum namaquense Cheiridopsis namaquensis Cheiridopsis breachiae Cheiridopsis brevis Cheiridopsis brevissima Cheiridopsis cigarettifera Cheiridopsis curta Cheiridopsis difformis Cheiridopsis duplessii Cheiridopsis hutchinsonii Cheiridopsis intrusa Cheiridopsis latifolia Cheiridopsis longipes Cheiridopsis luckhoffii Cheiridopsis marlothii Cheiridopsis quaternifolia Cheiridopsis scabra Cheiridopsis serrulata Cheiridopsis subalba Cheiridopsis tenuifolia Mesembryanthemum vescum Mesembryanthemum difforme Mesembryanthemum difforme Cheiridopsis scabra var. fera Cheiridopsis scabra f. fera Cheiridopsis framesii