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Trichodiadema mirabile (N.E.Br.) Schwantes

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Aizoaceae > Ruschioideae > Trichodiadema

Characteristics

Perennial, dwarf shrublet, up to 0.1 m high, with a tapering thick taproot, stems erect. Leaves subcylindrical, flat on upper surface, glaucous, crowded, bladder cells rhomboid with a basal and apical papilla, diadem comprising inclining dark stiff bristles without cup-cells. Flowers solitary, white to cream-coloured. Flowering time Nov.-Jan. Capsules 5-locular, covering membranes not complete, valve wings broad, apex sharp, closing bodies absent.
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Leaves with an apical diadem of coloured, sclerotinized bristles. Erect shrublet to 8 cm, branches densely white-hairy. Leaves connate basally, fresh green, papillate, subcylindrical, with a diadem, 12-26 x 4-6 mm. Flowers subsessile, white, to 40 mm diam. Fruits 6-locular.
Erect, succulent shrublet, up to 80 mm tall, branches densely white-hairy. Leaves connate basally, subcylindrical, 12-26 x 4-6 mm, fresh green, papillate, with apical hairs. Flowers subsessile, white, up to 40 mm diam. Fruit 6-locular.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
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Mature height (meter) 0.09
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Images

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Distribution

Trichodiadema mirabile world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

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WFO ID wfo-0001294426
COL ID 58BZR
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Synonyms

Mesembryanthemum mirabile Trichodiadema mirabile Trichodiadema mirabile var. mirabile Trichodiadema mirabile var. leptum
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