Accession Data

Manochlamys albicans

Common Name: Soap Bush

Family: Amaranthaceae

Country of Origin: South Africa

Description: Shrublet to 0.5m, arrow-shaped grey leaves, flowers clustered at branch tips, succulent green fruits foam when rubbed.

Accession Data

USDA Zone: 9

Accession #: 200100494

Accession Date: 2001-12-31 00:00:00

Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering

Location: 2112

Quantity: 2

Source: Silverhill Seeds

Culture: Prefers dry condtions.

Classification

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Subclass: core eudicots

Order: Caryophyllales

Family: Amaranthaceae

SubFamily: Chenopodioideae

Tribe: Atripliceae

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
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References

  1. Descriptive text adaped from Silverhill Seeds online catalogue
  2. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Sunday, September 30, 2018.
  3. Manochlamys albicans at ARS-GRIN. Last accessed on Sunday, September 30, 2018.

Images

Manochlamys albicans