Accession Data

Psammophora modesta

Family: Aizoaceae

Country of Origin: Namibia

Description: New leaves produce a sticky, resinous secretion that catches sand and dust. The coating of sand presumably protects the plants from herbivores and/or excessive sun.

Accession Data

Accession #: 200201728

Accession Date: 2002-05-31 00:00:00

Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering

Location: 2207

Quantity: 1

Source: Matt Opel

Provenance: H4619 - Gabis Station, Namibia

Classification

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Subclass: core eudicots

Order: Caryophyllales

Family: Aizoaceae

SubFamily: Ruschioideae

Tribe: Ruschieae

Flowering Data:

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Psammophora modesta