Lampranthus tegens (F.Muell.) N.E.Br.

Species

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Characteristics

Low shrub with prostrate branches, rooting at nodes. Branchlets reddish. Leaves slightly incurved, acute, glaucous, 8–9 mm long, 1–3 mm wide, smooth, minutely dotted; keel acute. Flowers on short shoots, purple, 15–20 mm diam.; pedicels 4–10 mm long.
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Included in L. debilis (Haw.) N.E.Br.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-11

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

Lampranthus tegens world distribution map, present in Australia and South Africa

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WFO ID wfo-0001293474
COL ID 6NVB7
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Synonyms

Mesembryanthemum tegens Lampranthus tegens