Mesembryanthemum oculatum N.E.Br.

Species

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

Characteristics

Prostrate to decumbent or rarely scrambling, succulent geophyte, up to 1 m diam., roots thickened into a taproot, stems weakly lignified. Leaves opposite and 4-ranked, soon becoming alternate, flattened, narrowly ovate, with large epidermal bladder-cells. Flowers 20-30 mm diam., pale yellow to pale salmon-pink or sand-coloured. Fruit 5-locular.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
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Mature height (meter) 0.02 - 0.04
Root system tap-root
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Environment

Light -
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Soil texture 5-8
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

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Cultivation

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Distribution

Mesembryanthemum oculatum world distribution map, present in Namibia and South Africa

Identifiers

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WFO ID wfo-0000370829
COL ID 3ZYZL
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Synonyms

Aridaria arenicola Aridaria fragilis Aridaria oculata Aridaria rangei Aridaria scintillans Mesembryanthemum scintillans Mesembryanthemum oculatum Nycteranthus fragilis Nycteranthus varians Nycteranthus scintillans Phyllobolus oculatus Sphalmanthus fragilis Aridaria anguinea Aridaria pomonae Aridaria varians Amoebophyllum rangei Sphalmanthus arenicola Sphalmanthus longipapillatus Sphalmanthus pomonae Sphalmanthus scintillans Sphalmanthus oculatus Mesembryanthemum crystallino-papillosum Mesembryanthemum crystallino-papillosum Nycteranthus anguineus Nycteranthus arenicolus Nycteranthus oculatus Nycteranthus pomonae Perapentacoilanthus scintillans Sphalmanthus anguineus Sphalmanthus anguineus