Stoeberia utilis (L.Bolus) Van Jaarsv.

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Aizoaceae > Ruschioideae > Stoeberia

Characteristics

Large, succulent shrub, up to 2 m tall. Leaves club-shaped, 10-40 mm long, grey-green. Flowers 10-12 mm diam., white, nectary a ring. Fruit a capsule, 5-7 mm wide, closing bodies absent, seeds pear-shaped, yellow.
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Erect, densely branched shrub to 2 m. Leaves blunt, 10-15 x 3-5 mm, velvety. Flowers white, ±10 mm diam. Fruits without closing bodies, with stiff persistent funicles.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
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Images

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Distribution

Stoeberia utilis world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

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WFO ID wfo-0000433219
COL ID 6ZVGD
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Synonyms

Lampranthus utilis Mesembryanthemum utile Ruschia utilis Stoeberia utilis

Lower taxons

Stoeberia utilis subsp. utilis Stoeberia utilis subsp. lerouxiae