Lampranthus otzenianus (Dinter) Friedrich

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Aizoaceae > Ruschioideae > Lampranthus

Characteristics

Branched, succulent shrub, somewhat rambling, 200-450 mm tall, 500-800 mm diam. Leaves free from each other towards bases, incurved, almost cylindrical, obtuse, smooth, pale green, 20-28 mm long, 3-4 mm diam. Flowers solitary, 20-30 mm diam., pink to magenta, filamentous staminodes absent. Fruit 5-locular, greyish white, base bell-shaped, keels parallel, with false placenta.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
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Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 0.45
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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

Lampranthus otzenianus world distribution map, present in Namibia and South Africa

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WFO ID wfo-0000361424
COL ID 3S3S6
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Synonyms

Mesembryanthemum otzenianum Lampranthus otzenianus Psilocaulon otzenianum Drosanthemum otzenianum Mesembryanthemum spathulatum Lampranthus uniflorus var. spathulatus