Ruschia erecta Schwantes

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Aizoaceae > Ruschioideae > Ruschia

Characteristics

Shrub, ± 600 mm tall, internodes red, becoming grey. Leaves roundish, blue-grey to green, smooth, keel with small teeth, sheaths swollen. Flowers numerous in lax cymes, bracteoles on upper half of pedicel, petals magenta, filamentous staminodes not clearly visible, few, filaments pale pink. Fruit 5-locular.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
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Mature height (meter) 0.6
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Distribution

Ruschia erecta world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

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WFO ID wfo-0001293952
COL ID 4TQXF
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Synonyms

Mesembryanthemum erectum Ruschia erecta