Photo from: Succulents
and Caudiciforms.
A wild, flowering
plant by J. H. Vlok, Redlist.sanbi.org. |
Author: |
Harriet Margaret Louisa Bolus, 1964 |
Family: |
AIZOACEAE |
Origin: |
Southern
South Africa |
Soil: |
Grit |
Water:
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Minimum |
Sun: |
Medium |
Thickness: |
10
Centimetres |
Height: |
20
Centimetres |
Flower:
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Yellow |
Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
Names:
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- |
Synonyms: |
Mesembryanthemum resurgens, Kensit, 1910.
Phyllobolus lesliei, N.E.Br.
Phyllobolus pearsonii, N.E.Br.
Phyllobolus pubicaly,x N.E.Br.
Aridaria resurgens, L.Bolus.
Sphalmanthus
micans, L.Bolus.
Phyllobolus
resurgens, Schwantes, 1928. |
This member of the Aizoaceae
family is given this name by
Harriet Margaret Louisa Bolus in 1964. It's found in southern South Africa, where it grows in
grit with little water and quiet some sun. The swollen stem can grow to
ten centimetres in diameter, the plant up to 20 centimetres in height. The flowers are yellow, and
the plant can be reproduced both by cuttings and seeds.
The genera from Greek kephalē;
'head' and -manthus means 'flower'. The species name means 'to
rice again'.
This is a winter-grower. |
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