Trichodiadema barbatum (L.) Schwantes

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Aizoaceae > Ruschioideae > Trichodiadema

Characteristics

Leaves with an apical diadem of coloured, sclerotinized bristles. Low succulent with tangled stems and fleshy roots. Leaves grey-green from acute papillae, slightly recurved, with a diadem, 8-12 x 3-4 mm. Flowers solitary in axils, mauve, magenta or red, to 30 mm diam. Fruits 5-locular.
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Perennial, dwarf shrublet, up to 0.2 m high; roots tuberous, stems erect becoming procumbent. Leaves subcylindrical, bladder cells domed, apex with diadem radiating, cup-cells black, bristles. Flowers solitary, bright purple. Capsules not known.
A succulent that forms mats. The roots are fleshy. The leaves are 1 cm across. The flowers are red and 3 cm across.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality -
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Mature width (meter) - 0.1
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.35
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Environment

It is a subtropical plant.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 6-7
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

The plant is used for making beer. It is also used as a substitute for making bread.
Uses medicinal
Edible roots
Therapeutic use Intoxicant (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
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Minimum temperature (C°) -7
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Images

Trichodiadema barbatum unspecified picture

Distribution

Trichodiadema barbatum world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID -
WFO ID wfo-0001294408
COL ID 58BZ5
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Synonyms

Mesembryanthemum barbatum Trichodiadema barbatum Trichodiadema stellatum Trichodiadema stelligerum Mesembryanthemum stelligerum Mesembryanthemum stelligerum Mesembryanthemum stellatum