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Hereroa crassa L.Bolus

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Aizoaceae > Ruschioideae > Hereroa

Characteristics

Perennial, caespitose, dwarf shrublet, up to 0.3 m high, stems woody, upright. Leaves glaucous, covered by wax, thick, falcate, keel rounded, apex blunt, older leaves black with age. Flowers solitary to 3-nate, yellow with reddish apex. Flowering time spring. Capsules 5-locular, covering membranes complete, expanding keels diverging widely ending in an awn, valve wings very narrow, placental closing bodies small.
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Dense, succulent shrub, up to 120 mm tall, 300 mm diam. Leaves falcate, 25-32 x up to 7 mm, up to 11 mm thick, keel rounded, epidermis a little rough. Flowers solitary or in elongate monochasia, bracteoles connate for most of their length, forming a cup below flower, petals yellow, red outside. Fruit base short, 5-locular, closing bodies absent, valve wings narrow.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
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Mature height (meter) 0.21
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Soil texture 7-8
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Distribution

Hereroa crassa world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

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WFO ID wfo-0001293188
COL ID 3KYMM
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Synonyms

Hereroa crassa
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