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Ruschia pungens (A.Berger) H.Jacobsen

Species

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Characteristics

Plants decumbent to erect. Erect shrublet with grey-brown branches. Leaves fused below and forming a swollen sheath, cylindrical to trigonous, mucronate, 20-30 mm long. Flowers in compound cymes, magenta, to 15 mm diam., pedicels turning into blunt spines after fruits have fallen off. Fruits 5-locular.
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Perennial, dwarf shrublet, up to 0.8 m high, stems upright, branching at apex. Leaves trigonous, obtuse, base of leaves swollen, forming a sheath, glaucous, apex recurved. Flowers in compound cymes, bright pink. Flowering time Sept.-Dec. Capsules woody, 5-locular.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
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Distribution

Ruschia pungens world distribution map, present in South Africa

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WFO ID wfo-0001294119
COL ID 4TR5J
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Synonyms

Mesembryanthemum pungens Ruschia pungens
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