Vanzijlia annulata (A.Berger) L.Bolus

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Aizoaceae > Ruschioideae > Vanzijlia

Characteristics

Small, succulent shrub, with a compact centre and long climbing to straggling branches. Leaves differing in shape, first leaf-pair on a branch connate for more than half its length, subsequent ones fused for less than half their length, smooth. Flowers terminal on long-shoots, solitary, 25-40 mm diam., petals white. Fruit 9-12-locular, valve wings broad, closing bodies large.
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Low, succulent shrublet to 13 cm, with ascending branchlets. Leaves heterophyllous, smooth. Flowers solitary, white or pale pink, 40-60 mm diam. Fruits 9-or 10-locular, with large white closing bodies.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
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Soil texture 3-6
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-10

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Distribution

Vanzijlia annulata world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

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WFO ID wfo-0001294445
COL ID 7FGM7
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Synonyms

Mesembryanthemum angustipetalum Mesembryanthemum annulatum Vanzijlia annulata Vanzijlia angustipetala