WorldFloraDB - Conophytum ficiforme

Characteristics

Flowers nocturnal. Succulent perennial forming compact mats or domes. Leaf bodies 20-30 mm long, fig-shaped, often 2-lobed, glabrous or slightly pubescent, spotted or streaked, sheath yellowish to white, wrinkled, marked with tannin spots, persistent. Flowers initially vespertine later diurnal, occasionally paired, pale yellow, pink or whitish.

Life form

perennial

Growth form

-

Growth support

free-standing

Foliage retention

evergreen

Sexuality

-

Pollination

-

Spread

-

Mature width (meter)

-

Mature height (meter)

0.05 - 0.15

Root system

-

Rooting depth (meter)

-

Root diameter (meter)

-

Flower color

Blooming months

Jan	Feb	Mar
Apr	May	Jun
Jul	Aug	Sep
Oct	Nov	Dec

Fruit color

-

Fruiting months

-

Nitrogen fixer

-

Photosynthetic pathway

-

Environment

Light
Soil humidity
Soil texture	-
Soil acidity	-
Soil nutriment	-
Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

Uses	environmental use
Edible	-
Therapeutic use	-
Human toxicity	-
Animal toxicity	-

Cultivation

Mode	-
Germination duration (days)	10 - 40
Germination temperacture (C°)	23 - -18
Germination luminosity	-
Germination treatment	-
Minimum temperature (C°)	-
Optimum temperature (C°)	-
Size	-
Vigor	-
Productivity	-

Images

Conophytum ficiforme unspecified picture

Distribution

Conservation status

Identifiers

LSID	-
WFO ID	wfo-0000618748
COL ID	XRXZ
BDTFX ID	-
INPN ID	-
Wikipedia (EN)	Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Mesembryanthemum ficiforme Mesembryanthemum assimile Conophytum altile Conophytum assimile Conophytum ficiforme Conophytum fossulatum Conophytum odoratum Conophytum placitum Conophytum pallidum Mesembryanthemum jugiferum Mesembryanthemum placitum Mesembryanthemum pallidum Conophytum fenestriferum Conophytum ficiforme var. placitum Mesembryanthemum odoratum Mesembryanthemum altile Conophytum placitum var. pubescens

WorldFloraDB 2024

Conophytum ficiforme (Haw.) N.E.Br.

Button plants (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Aizoaceae > Ruschioideae > Conophytum