Dracophilus dealbatus (N.E.Br.) Walgate

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Aizoaceae > Ruschioideae > Dracophilus

Characteristics

Compact, succulent, dwarf shrub, becoming caespitose with age, internodes enclosed. Leaves 6-8 to a branch, fat, elongate-trigonous, with rounded keel and margins, epidermis smooth, 25-40 mm long, < 15 mm diam., greyish blue. Flowers solitary, bracteolate, opening in late afternoon, petals magenta or white, up to 35 mm diam., stamens in an erect central cone or column with age. Fruit flat-topped, closing body absent, 8-10-locular.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Images

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Distribution

Dracophilus dealbatus world distribution map, present in Namibia and South Africa

Identifiers

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WFO ID wfo-0000656382
COL ID 37KTS
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Synonyms

Juttadinteria rheolens Juttadinteria dealbata Mesembryanthemum montis-draconis Mesembryanthemum dealbatum Mesembryanthemum rheolens Dracophilus dealbatus Dracophilus proximus Dracophilus montis-draconis Dracophilus rheolens Juttadinteria montis-draconis Juttadinteria proxima Dracophilus foetens Mesembryanthemum foetens