Ruschia
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| Ruschia pulvinaris | |
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| Genus: | Ruschia Schwantes, 1926
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Ruschia is a genus of succulent plant, in family Aizoaceae, indigenous to the dryer parts of southern Africa.
Description
Typical features of the genus include grey or blue-green succulent leaves, that are 3-sided or triangular in cross-section and are often covered with tiny darker transparent spots. Occasionally the leaves also have toothed margins.
Another typical feature is the small, year-round, pink or white flower clusters.[1]
Species
Over 400 species are described, though many have subsequently been moved to the new genus Antimima. Species occur in South Africa and Namibia:
- Ruschia namusmontana, Friedrich
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References
- ^ J. Manning: Field Guide to Fynbos. Struik, 2007. p.334.
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