WorldFloraDB - Gibbaeum heathii

Characteristics

Leaves ± as long as broad. Compact succulent forming subglobose clumps to 30 cm diam., from woody rootstock. Leaves subequal to equal, closely pressed together, forming subglobose bodies, 20-30 x 15-20 mm, with definite fissure, green to whitish green. Flowers solitary on pedicels 10-12 mm long, white or red, 10-30 mm diam. Fruits 8-or 9-locular.

Life form

perennial

Growth form

-

Growth support

free-standing

Foliage retention

-

Sexuality

-

Pollination

-

Spread

-

Mature width (meter)

-

Mature height (meter)

0.02 - 0.03

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

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

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Distribution

Identifiers

LSID	-
WFO ID	wfo-0000702510
COL ID	6KG8X
BDTFX ID	-
INPN ID	-
Wikipedia (EN)	Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Mesembryanthemum heathii Rimaria luckhoffii Gibbaeum blackburnii Gibbaeum comptonii Gibbaeum heathii Gibbaeum luckhoffii Rimaria heathii Mesembryanthemum fissum Gibbaeum dubium Gibbaeum heathii var. heathii Rimaria comptonii Rimaria dubia Rimaria heathii var. major Gibbaeum heathii var. elevatum Gibbaeum heathii var. majus Rimaria heathii var. elevata

WorldFloraDB 2024

Gibbaeum heathii (N.E.Br.) L.Bolus

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Aizoaceae > Ruschioideae > Gibbaeum