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Ruschia hamata (L.Bolus) Schwantes

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Aizoaceae > Ruschioideae > Ruschia

Characteristics

Perennial, dwarf shrublet, up to 0.7 m high, stems woody, upright, branched at apex, woody taproot thickened. Leaves slender, shortly united into a sheath, rough from subhy-podermal tannin idioblasts, apex recurved. Flowers solitary, pink or white. Flowering time Jan.-Oct. Capsules reddish brown, woody, 5-locular, covering membranes complete with big closing rodlets, valve wings absent, closing bodies small, expanding keels distant.
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Dwarf shrub, up to 0.45 m high; not spinescent. Stems erect, branches rigid. Leaves tapering to a prominent, markedly recurved apex, epidermis raised above idioblasts, often in rows along keel and margins. Flowers: solitary but several on a season's growth, looking like a panicle; corolla ± 16 mm in diameter; petals pink to purple; staminodes purple with white tips; Dec.-Feb. Fruit 5-locular.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
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Mature height (meter) 0.58
Root system tap-root
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Environment

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Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 7-8
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-11

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Distribution

Ruschia hamata world distribution map, present in Lesotho and South Africa

Identifiers

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WFO ID wfo-0001293986
COL ID 4TQYQ
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Synonyms

Ruschia hamata Mesembryanthemum hamatum
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