Mitrophyllum dissitum (N.E.Br.) Schwantes

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Aizoaceae > Ruschioideae > Mitrophyllum

Characteristics

Succulent shrub, up to 400(600) mm tall. Leaves heterophyllous, first leaf-pair 10-50 x 8-15 mm, free parts tongue-shaped to triangular, second leaf-pairs connate for 4/5 of its length, forming a corpuscle, corpuscle at rest 10-40 mm long, 5-15 mm diam. Flowers with white or yellow petals, suffused with pink. Fruit stalk corky and dark brown basally, distinct from top.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
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Soil texture 7-9
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-9

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Distribution

Mitrophyllum dissitum world distribution map, present in South Africa

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WFO ID wfo-0001293641
COL ID 43RK3
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Synonyms

Mitrophyllum conradii Schwantesia dissita Schwantesia proxima Mitrophyllum kubusanum Mitrophyllum affine Conophyllum kubusanum Conophyllum obtusipetalum Conophyllum proximum Conophyllum articulatum Mitrophyllum dissitum Mesembryanthemum dissitum Conophyllum conradii Mitrophyllum articulatum Mitrophyllum obtusipetalum Conophyllum dissitum Mitrophyllum parvifolium Mesembryanthemum proximum Mitrophyllum proximum Mimetophytum parvifolium