Gasteria glauca Van Jaarsv.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asphodelaceae > Gasteria

Characteristics

Succulent, perennial herb; acaulescent, rosettes decumbent to erect, 50-70 mm high, 50-140 mm in diam., proliferating from base to form dense clumps. Leaves distichous, becoming rosulate, glaucous, 50-70 mm long, 15-18 mm wide at base, lorate-lanceolate, falcate, erect, becoming spreading, surface tuberculate-asperulous, apex acute, mucronate, margins tuberculate-denticulate. Inflorescence simple, ascending, 120-250 mm high. Flowers 30-34 mm long, basally gasteriform for ± half its length or slightly less, gasteriform portion reddish pink, tube white with green striations. Flowering time Dec., Jan.
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Acaulescent succulent to 70 cm, clump-forming. Leaves in a rosette, linear-triangular, tuberculate-asperulous. Flowers in an inclined raceme, nodding, reddish, inflated below.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
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Images

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Distribution

Gasteria glauca world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1000883-1
WFO ID wfo-0000768974
COL ID 6JXZR
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Synonyms

Gasteria glauca