Mesembryanthemum granulicaule Haw.

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Aizoaceae > Mesembryanthemoideae > Mesembryanthemum > Mesembryanthemum subg. Mesembryanthemum > Mesembryanthemum sect. Juncea

Characteristics

Perennial, annual or biennial shrublet, up to 0.25 m high, stems articulate, bladder cells dome-shaped. Leaves free, without mucro, often reduced, dried up or deciduous, stems taking over photosynthetic role. Flowers solitary to few per terminal or lateral cyme, pale yellow to cream-coloured. Flowering time Oct., Nov. Capsules 5-locular, valve wings inflexed over valves.
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Decumbent to erect, succulent shrublet, up to 0.25 m tall, stems with conspicuous internodes, with dome-shaped or warty bladder-cells. Leaves free from each other, without a mucro. Flowers solitary or rarely several together on shorter side shoots, 5-8 mm diam., pale yellow or cream, filamentous staminodes conically arranged. Fruit 5-locular.
Dwarf shrub, sometimes short-lived, succulent, up to 0.25 m high. Stems decumbent or erect; constricted at nodes, green, with persistent, succulent, primary cortex. Leaves linear, up to 20 mm long. Flowers: solitary or a few per cyme; corolla 5-8 mm in diameter, petals pale yellow. Fruit 5-locular.
Leaves slender and rounded. Stems with at least partly persistent, green, succulent stems. Decumbent to erect annual or biennial to 25 cm, branches with dome-shaped bladder cells. Flowers 1-few, pale yellow or cream-coloured. Fruits 5-locular.
Life form
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
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Mature height (meter) 0.25
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Soil humidity 1-3
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-11

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Distribution

Mesembryanthemum granulicaule world distribution map, present in Australia, Namibia, and South Africa

Identifiers

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WFO ID wfo-0000370399
COL ID 3ZYPS
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Synonyms

Mesembryanthemum granulicaule Psilocaulon granulicaule Psilocaulon pauper Pentacoilanthus granulicaulis Perapentacoilanthus granulicaulis