Common name:
Family: Aizoaceae
Synonym(s):
Country of Origin: South Africa
Description: Strictly autumn/winter growing sub-shrub. Heterophyllous -- produces spherical leaves for the summer dormant period, and long forked leaves during the winter.
Uses:
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USDA Zone:
Source: Matt Opel
Provenance:
M.R. Opel #26, Gemsbokvlei Road, W of Springbok, R.S.A.
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Culture:
Classification:
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- SubClass: core eudicots
- Order: Caryophyllales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Aizoaceae
- SubFamily: Ruschioideae
- Tribe: Ruschieae
- SubTribe:
References:
Personal communication with Matt Opel, UConn, November 1998
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