Kleinia stapeliiformis Stapf

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Kleinia

Characteristics

Succulent herb, up to 250 mm tall. Stems thick and fleshy, 4-7-angled, angles compressed and toothed, each tooth tipped with awl-like leaf 2-5 mm long, withering and becoming hardened. Heads discoid, solitary. Achenes glabrous. Flowers scarlet-red.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.15 - 0.45
Root system -
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Flower color
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

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

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
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Germination luminosity -
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Minimum temperature (C°) -7
Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Productivity -

Images

Kleinia stapeliiformis unspecified picture

Distribution

Kleinia stapeliiformis world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:227438-1
WFO ID wfo-0000016028
COL ID 3R9FG
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Kleinia stapeliiformis Senecio stapeliiformis