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FamilyAIZOACEAE
Genus speciesCarruanthus ringens (L.) Boom 
SynonymsMesembryanthemum ringens L.
 Mesembryanthemum caninum Haw.
 Mesembryanthemum vulpinum Haw.
Habitatdry, sandy grassland
Altitude400-1200m
Descriptionbranches ramose, leaves glaucous, carinate-triangular, subclavate, at apex curvate, the lateral subdentate, floral pedicels longer than leaves, petals many-serriate
Size10-15cm
Coloryellow
Bloomlate spring, summer
Ca
Typesucculent subshrub
Cultivationdry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil
alpine house, sandy soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring
cuttings in late summer
Territory Africa
     Southern Africa (Cape Provinces)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

AIZOACEAE

Carruanthus ringens (L.) Boom, Succulenta (Netherlands) 1959: 142 (1959)

Basionym:
Mesembryanthemum ringens L., Sp. Pl. 1: 487 (1753)

Synonyms:
Bergeranthus caninus (Haw.) Schwantes
Carruanthus caninus (Haw.) Schwantes
Mesembryanthemum caninum Haw.
Mesembryanthemum caninum vulpinum Haw.
Mesembryanthemum vulpinum Haw.
Tischleria peersii Schwantes

w. Cape Prov.
27 CPP

400-1200m

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