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Mesembryanthemum canaliculatum Haw.

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Aizoaceae > Mesembryanthemoideae > Mesembryanthemum > Mesembryanthemum subg. Phyllobolus > Mesembryanthemum sect. Canaliculata

Characteristics

Geophyte with decumbent branches, up to 0.05 m high, with thickened tuberous roots. Leaves narrowly ovate to linear, cylindrical or channelled, decussate, becoming alternate towards inflorescence, covered with dull, glassy bladder cells. Flowers solitary, pale yellow to shades of pink or mauve. Flowering time spring to midsummer. Capsules pale golden-brown, 5-locular, valve wings inflexed over valves, covering membranes absent.
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Plants without persisting, green, succulent stems. Geophytes with tuberous roots. Geophyte with long, creeping branches, softly woody and rooting at nodes, roots tuberous. Leaves decussate, alternate in inflorescence, with prominent bladder cells. Flowers 20-30 mm diam., reproductive parts exposed. Fruits 5-locular.
Life form perennial
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Mature height (meter) 0.05
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Soil texture 3-6
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-10

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Distribution

Mesembryanthemum canaliculatum world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

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WFO ID wfo-0001038781
COL ID 3ZYDS
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Synonyms

Nycteranthus salmoneus Phyllobolus canaliculatus Aridaria canaliculata Mesembryanthemum salmoneum Nycteranthus canaliculatus Mesembryanthemum canaliculatum Sphalmanthus canaliculatus Sphalmanthus salmoneus Mesembryanthemum repens
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