Lampranthus explanatus (L.Bolus) N.E.Br.

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Aizoaceae > Ruschioideae > Lampranthus

Characteristics

Flowers yellow, orange or rarely white or red. Plants prostrate to decumbent, trailing and frequently rooting at nodes. Like L. reptans but plants not mat-forming, branches slender, creeping and leaves narrower, to 2 mm diam. Differs from L. fergusoniae, in the earlier flowering time and different habitat.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality -
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) -
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture 5-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

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

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 15 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 23
Germination luminosity dark
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Lampranthus explanatus world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID -
WFO ID wfo-0001293336
COL ID 3S3PK
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Mesembryanthemum explanatum Lampranthus explanatus