Cheiridopsis rostrata (L.) N.E.Br.

Species

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

Characteristics

Succulent, old plants densely clumped, 30-80 mm tall, 50-180 mm diam., deciduous. Leaves pale greenish grey, translucently spotted, forming united pairs, ± equal but differing in degree of fusion, blushing by early summer. Flowers usually solitary, pedicels very elongate, often slender, petals yellow. Fruit 8(9)-locular.
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Compact, densely branched succulent. Leaves weakly heterophyllous, drying to form a cylindrical, papery sheath. Flowers yellow fading red. Fruits < 10-locular, valve wings awn-shaped.
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Distribution

Cheiridopsis rostrata world distribution map, present in South Africa

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WFO ID wfo-0000600528
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Synonyms

Mesembryanthemum inspersum Mesembryanthemum multipunctatum Mesembryanthemum ramulosum Mesembryanthemum rostratoides Mesembryanthemum rostratum Mesembryanthemum purpurascens Mesembryanthemum quadrifidum Mesembryanthemum bifidum Mesembryanthemum bibracteatum Cheiridopsis bibracteata Cheiridopsis bifida Cheiridopsis carnea Cheiridopsis inspersa Cheiridopsis purpurascens Cheiridopsis quadrifida Cheiridopsis rostrata Cheiridopsis rostratoides Cheiridopsis tuberculata Cheiridopsis velutina Mesembryanthemum tuberculatum Cheiridopsis purpurascens var. leipoldtii Mesembryanthemum rostratum var. brevibractatum Mesembryanthemum rostratum var. brevibractatum