Delosperma clavipes Lavis

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Aizoaceae > Ruschioideae > Delosperma

Characteristics

Planta caespitosa, glabra, ramos ascendentes florentes ad 9.5 cm elongates emittens; folia primum ascendentia, deinde patentia demum omnino recurva, supra linearia, inferne superneque leviter angustata, canaliculata, dorso rotundo, ad 2.3 cm longa, 3-4 mm lata, 3 mm diam.; flores solitarii vel 2-ternati, 2-5 cm diam.; pedunculi 4-20 mm longi; receptaculum clavatum, 5-8 mm longum, 4 mm diam.; sepala 5, inaequilonga, e prope basim superne leviter angustata, obtusa vel intima subacuta, 5-12 mm longa, basi 2.5-4 mm lata; petala seriata, e bene supra medium angustata, interiora vel omnia emarginata, purpureo rosea, ad 1 cm longa, ad 1 mm lata; staminodia subpetaloidea rosea, apice leviter recurvo, ad 6 mm longa; filamenta 3-seriata, pallide rosea, ad 5 mm longa, intima in medio inconspicue papillata, antheris pollineque saturate luteis; glandulae distantes humiles, saturate viridibus; ovarium circa marginem planum, lobis profunde compressis, ad 2 mm elevatis; stigmata inferne anguste subulata, longe attenuata, pallide lutea, 3.5 mm longa, cauda subnulla.
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Perennial succulent, up to 0.05 m high; caespitose. Leaves spreading to recurved, 23 x 3-4 mm, canaliculate, dorsally rounded. Flowers: 1-7; corolla 20-50 mm in diameter; petals purplish pink; staminodes pink, filaments pale pink; anthers yellow; Oct.-Feb.
Life form perennial
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Growth support free-standing
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Mature height (meter) 0.07
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-11

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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 10 - 40
Germination temperacture (C°) 23
Germination luminosity light
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Distribution

Delosperma clavipes world distribution map, present in Lesotho and South Africa

Identifiers

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WFO ID wfo-0000639473
COL ID 34H8C
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Synonyms

Delosperma clavipes