Lampranthus macrocarpus (A.Berger) N.E.Br.

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Aizoaceae > Ruschioideae > Lampranthus

Characteristics

Robust, spreading shrublet, with short shoots from leaf axils. Leaves fused basally, inclined to recurved, 10-25 x 2-4 mm. Flowers 1-3 in groups, rose-purple, to 50 mm diam. Fruits to 18 mm diam., seeds brown.
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Perennial, dwarf shrublet, robust, branches spreading. Leaves subtriquetrous. Flowers ternate, rose-purple. Flowering time Oct.-Dec. Capsules 5-locular.
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 macrocarpus world distribution map, present in South Africa

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WFO ID wfo-0001293386
COL ID 3S3R9
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Synonyms

Mesembryanthemum macrocarpum Lampranthus macrocarpus