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Delosperma nubigenum (Schltr.) L.Bolus

Species

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Characteristics

Perennial, dwarf shrublet, up to 0.1 m high, with creeping branches forming mats, roots succulent. Leaves oval, flat on upper surface, all herbaceous parts minutely papillate. Flowers solitary, bright yellow. Flowering time summer. Capsules pale brown, 5-locular, closing bodies absent, covering membranes reduced to a narrow ledge.
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Perennial herb, succulent, up to 0.15 m high. Stems decumbent to procumbent, forming mats, all herbaceous parts minutely papillate. Leaves erect; ovate, yellowish green. Flowers: solitary; petals bright yellow; staminodes deep yellow, thread-like; Oct.-Feb.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality -
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Mature height (meter) 0.1
Root system creeping-root
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 7-8
Soil acidity 4-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-10

Usage

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

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 10 - 40
Germination temperacture (C°) 23
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -7
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

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Distribution

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

Identifiers

LSID -
WFO ID wfo-0000639561
COL ID 34HB3
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Delosperma nubigenum Mesembryanthemum nubigenum
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