Accession Data

Psammophora longifolia

Family: Aizoaceae

Country of Origin: Namibia

Description: Sticky, resinous secretions of leaves trap sand and dust, possibly functioning to camouflage the plants or make them unpalatable to herbivores.

Accession Data

Accession #: 200900044

Accession Date: 2009-03-24 00:00:00

Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering

Location: 2207

Quantity: 2

Source: Mesa Garden

Provenance: H4738, Karingarab, Namibia

Classification

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Subclass: core eudicots

Order: Caryophyllales

Family: Aizoaceae

SubFamily: Ruschioideae

Tribe: Ruschieae

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010

References

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Wednesday, October 10, 2018.
  2. Images #00 (cropped) & #01 (original) by Xue Davis (Own work). Used with permission. Last accessed on Wednesday, October 10, 2018.

Images

Psammophora longifolia
Psammophora longifolia