WorldFloraDB - Fenestraria rhopalophylla

Characteristics

Compact to caespitose, dwarf succulent, sunken in ground. Leaves clavate, dark green, only apical window visible. Flowers 1(2), 25-70 mm diam., yellow to coppery or white. Fruit stalk 30-40 mm long, (8-)10(-16)-locular, valve wings broad, closing bodies small.

Life form

perennial

Growth form

herb

Growth support

free-standing

Foliage retention

evergreen

Sexuality

-

Pollination

-

Spread

-

Mature width (meter)

0.1 - 0.5

Mature height (meter)

0.02 - 0.05

Root system

-

Rooting depth (meter)

-

Root diameter (meter)

-

Flower color

Blooming months

Jan	Feb	Mar
Apr	May	Jun
Jul	Aug	Sep
Oct	Nov	Dec

Fruit color

-

Fruiting months

-

Nitrogen fixer

-

Photosynthetic pathway

-

Environment

Light
Soil humidity
Soil texture
Soil acidity
Soil nutriment	-
Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

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

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.

Mode	seedlings
Germination duration (days)	-
Germination temperacture (C°)	-
Germination luminosity	-
Germination treatment	-
Minimum temperature (C°)	1
Optimum temperature (C°)	-
Size	-
Vigor	-
Productivity	-