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Lampranthus glomeratus (L.) N.E.Br.

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Aizoaceae > Ruschioideae > Lampranthus

Characteristics

Plants erect, rarely rooting at nodes. Dwarf shrubs 10–25 cm high. Leaves smooth. Erect, stiffly branched shrublet to 20 cm. Leaves erect, glaucous, somewhat falcate, greenish, 10-15 mm long, slender. Flowers 1-3 in cymes, pink or purplish, 28 mm diam. Fruits ±6 mm diam.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality -
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.08 - 0.23
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 5-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-9

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°) -7
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Lampranthus glomeratus world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID -
WFO ID wfo-0001293353
COL ID 3S3Q5
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Mesembryanthemum inflexum Mesembryanthemum polyanthum Lampranthus glomeratus Mesembryanthemum glomeratum
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