Conophytum verrucosum (Lavis) G.D.Rowley

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Aizoaceae > Ruschioideae > Conophytum

Characteristics

Solitary or sparsely clustering, up to 50 mm diam. Leaf-pairs succulent, up to 25 mm long, 16 mm diam., cylindrical, apex truncate, obscurely windowed and usually ± bilobed, lobes often gaping. Epidermis ochre to reddish brown, heavily warty (but warts disappearing when turgid). Flowers diurnal, scented, often paired, petals white to pinkish grey.
Life form perennial
Growth form -
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality -
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.02 - 0.05
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 5-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-9

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°) -7
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Conophytum verrucosum world distribution map, present in South Africa

Conservation status

Conophytum verrucosum threat status: Vulnerable

Identifiers

LSID -
WFO ID wfo-0000619179
COL ID 5ZTQ3
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Conophytum verrucosum Ophthalmophyllum verrucosum