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Hereroa glenensis (N.E.Br.) L.Bolus

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Aizoaceae > Ruschioideae > Hereroa

Characteristics

Perennial herb, succulent, up to 0.05 m high; compact. Leaves finger-like, apex blunt, with dark markings, 25-40 x 5-8 x 4-6 mm. Flowers: corolla up to 30 mm in diameter; petals bright yellow, staminodes and filaments yellow; Dec.-Mar. Fruit 5-locular.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality -
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) - 0.1
Mature height (meter) 0.05 - 0.08
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 6-8
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

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

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -7
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Hereroa glenensis world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID -
WFO ID wfo-0000720276
COL ID 3KYMR
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Bergeranthus glenensis Hereroa glenensis
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