Ruschia viridifolia L.Bolus

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Aizoaceae > Ruschioideae > Ruschia

Characteristics

Shrub, with branches ± 60-120 mm long. Leaves roundish, 20-40 x 4-7 mm, ending abruptly with a sharp tip, smooth. Flowers 3-5 per cyme, petals 2 mm broad, magenta, filamentous staminodes absent, filaments purple. Fruit 5-locular, base funnel-to bell-shaped, covering membranes with big closing rodlets at distal ends, closing body narrowly oval.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
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Distribution

Ruschia viridifolia world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

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WFO ID wfo-0001294204
COL ID 4TR96
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Synonyms

Ruschia viridifolia