Ruschia campestris (Burch.) Schwantes

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Aizoaceae > Ruschioideae > Ruschia

Characteristics

Shrub, ± 400-450 mm tall, young branches with densely packed leaves. Leaves 3-sided, with a recurved apical hook. Flowers solitary, pink. Fruit 5-locular, base funnel-shaped, top raised with high rims, covering membranes convex, with low distal closing rodlets, closing body round, small, expanding keels separated from each other basally.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
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Distribution

Ruschia campestris world distribution map, present in South Africa

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WFO ID wfo-0001293899
COL ID 4TQV8
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Synonyms

Mesembryanthemum campestre Ruschia campestris