Cheiridopsis umbrosa S.A.Hammer & Desmet

Species

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

Characteristics

Succulent subshrub, old plants densely clumped, 30-80 mm tall, 50-80 mm diam., deciduous. Leaves pale greenish grey, translucently spotted, differing radically in degree of fusion, reddening by early summer. Flowers solitary, pedicels very elongate, very slender, petals yellow. Fruit 10-locular.
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Growth form subshrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
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Soil texture 9-9
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Distribution

Cheiridopsis umbrosa world distribution map, present in South Africa

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WFO ID wfo-0000600550
COL ID TTW3
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Synonyms

Cheiridopsis umbrosa