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Ruschia rigens L.Bolus

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Aizoaceae > Ruschioideae > Ruschia

Characteristics

Perennial, caespitose, dwarf shrublet, up to 0.15 m high, forming dense cushions, roots succulent. Leaves triquetrous, keel unidentate, glaucous, apex apically recurved. Flowers solitary, pink. Flowering time Mar.-July. Capsules woody, dropping off leaving the pedicel as a star-shaped stalk, 5-locular, covering membranes complete with distal closing rodlets, closing bodies small, expanding keels basally close.
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Perennial herb, succulent, up to 0.15 m high; not spinescent. Stems decumbent and procumbent. Leaves persisting for several years, embracing internodes; blade triquetrous, 25-30 x 4 mm, keel with 1 tooth, prickly to touch, papillate. Flowers: petals and staminodes pink; filaments paler pink. Fruit 5-locular.
A succulent plant. It grows up to 30 cm high. It lies along the ground. The old leaves can remain for several years. They are close together and 3 sided.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
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Mature height (meter) 0.15
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Environment

It is a subtropical plant. It can tolerate drought.
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Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 7-8
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Usage

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Edible roots
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Cultivation

It can be grown from woody stem cuttings. It can also be grown from seeds. Seeds are collected from dry pods off the plant.
Mode seedlings
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Distribution

Ruschia rigens world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

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WFO ID wfo-0001294126
COL ID 4TR5X
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Synonyms

Ruschia rigens Mesembryanthemum dressianum
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