Ruschia cymbifolia (Haw.) L.Bolus

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Aizoaceae > Ruschioideae > Ruschia

Characteristics

Perennial, dwarf, caespitose shrublet, up to 0.3 m high, stems slender, erect, single at base, branching copiously at apex. Leaves boat-shaped, blunt, glaucous, punctate, apex recurved. Flowers solitary or in few-flowered cymes, deep to paler pink. Flowering time May-July. Capsules 5-locular, closing bodies present, valve wings absent.
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Fruits with 5 locules, with closing body. Shrublet to 30 cm, branches filiform. Leaves spreading, apically recurved, boat-shaped, blunt, grey-green, punctate, to 15 mm long. Flowers solitary or few in cymes, purplish. Fruits 5-locular.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
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Distribution

Ruschia cymbifolia world distribution map, present in South Africa

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WFO ID wfo-0001293925
COL ID 4TQWB
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Synonyms

Mesembryanthemum cymbifolium Mesembryanthemum deceptum Ruschia cymbifolia