Curio radicans (L.F.) P.V.Heath

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Curio

Characteristics

A diffuse succulent perennial herb, stems prostrate, forming mats, rooting, leafy, sharply wing-angled from the base of each leaf. Leaves up to 50 x 9 mm, fusiform, drying somewhat linear-falcate, apex acute, narrowed to a short petiole-like base, glabrous, sometimes with minute sessile glands. Heads discoid, solitary or paired on long (up to 15 cm) nearly nude erect peduncles terminating the branches. Involucre turbinate-campanulate, bracts c. 12-14, 9-14 mm long, shorter than the flowers, calyculus of several short bracts, all glabrous, but sometimes with sessile glands. Flowers white, style branches tipped with a short cone. Achenes not seen, ovaries hairy.
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Perennial herb; flowering stems up to 150 mm high; procumbent, mat-forming, succulent, leafy, sharply wing-angled from base of each leaf. Leaves: blade fusiform-terete, drying linear-falcate, up to 50 x 9 mm, apex acute, narrowed to short, petiole-like base, glabrous, sometimes with minute sessile glands. Heads discoid, solitary or paired, terminal. Involucral bracts 12-14, 9-14 mm long, shorter than disc florets; calyculus bracts several, short, glabrous but sometimes with sessile glands. Flowers: disc florets only, white; Sep.-Dec., Mar., May. Fruit with cypsela hairy, ± terete, ribbed. Pappus of barbellate bristles.
Succulent perennial, with prostrate or procumbent stems, 1.5-2 mm diam., rooting along their length. Leaves persistent, secund, shortly petiolate, blade ovoid-fusiform, mostly 10-25 x 5-8 mm, glabrous with dorsal window. Flowerheads 1 or 2(3) on terminal, sparsely bracteate peduncles up to 100 mm long, discoid, white or mauve, fragrant; involucre cylindrical, 5-7 mm diam., bracts 10-12, 9-12 x 1-2 mm, glabrous or with short, stout, capitate glands, bracteoles ± 3, subulate.
Glabrous, perennial herb, prostrate, succulent, mat-forming, rooting, leafy. Leaves fusiform, ± sessile, up to 50 x 9 mm, drying ± linear-falcate. Inflorescence on up to 150 mm high, ± nude, erect, terminal peduncles. Capitula 1 or 2, discoid, white; involucre turbinate-campanulate; bracts 12-14, 9-14 mm long; calyculus bracts short, several. Flowering time mainly Mar.-June. Cypselae cylindrical, 3 mm long, ± glabrous.
Prostrate succulent herb. Leaves terete, glabrous. Heads discoid; involucral bracts 12-4.9-14 mm long. Ovaries hairy. Flowers white; October to December and April to June.
Trailing, succulent perennial. Leaves fusiform, secund. Flower heads discoid, solitary or few on sparsely bracteate peduncles to 10 cm, white or mauve, fragrant.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.15
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Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 6-7
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible leaves
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Images

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Distribution

Curio radicans world distribution map, present in Colombia, Lesotho, Namibia, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1011411-1
WFO ID wfo-0000025443
COL ID 32KFX
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Synonyms

Curio radicans Kleinia radicans Kleinia adenocalyx Senecio gonocladus Cacalia radicans Senecio radicans Senecio rhopalodenia Senecio adenocalyx