Ruschia leucosperma L.Bolus

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Aizoaceae > Ruschioideae > Ruschia

Characteristics

Shrub, ± 100-200 mm tall, richly branched, youn g internodes papillate. Leaves roundish, keeled, hardly fused basally, pale green. Flowers 3 per cyme, base enclosed by largely fused bracteoles, sepals 6, petals 1 mm broad, magenta, filamentous staminodes magenta. Fruit 6-locular, base bell-shaped, top roundish, covering membranes with closing rodlets, closing body a small hook, expanding keels short, falling off when ripe, leaving a spiny stalk.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
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Soil texture 5-6
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Distribution

Ruschia leucosperma world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

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WFO ID wfo-0001294032
COL ID 4TR2C
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Synonyms

Ruschia leucosperma