Lampranthus caudatus L.Bolus

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Aizoaceae > Ruschioideae > Lampranthus

Characteristics

Leaves slightly rough. Rigid shrublet to 30 cm, with slender, densely leafy branches. Leaves spreading to ascending, recurved at tip, rough, glaucous, 9-14 mm long. Flowers 1-3 on slender pedicels 10-20 mm long, pink to pale pink, to 20 mm diam. Fruits 5-7 mm diam.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 15 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 23
Germination luminosity dark
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Distribution

Lampranthus caudatus world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

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WFO ID wfo-0001293293
COL ID 3S3N6
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Synonyms

Lampranthus caudatus