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Conicosia pugioniformis (L.) N.E.Br.  
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FamilyAIZOACEAE
Genus speciesConicosia pugioniformis (L.) N.E.Br. 
SynonymsMesembryanthemum pugioniforme L.
 Mesembryanthemum brevicaule Haw.
 Mesembryanthemum capitatum Haw.
Habitatdry, sandy grassland
Altitude20-350m
Descriptionleaves crowded, long, triquetrous, green or glaucous, at apex of branchlets, flowers solitary, pedicellate, large
Size10-40cm
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
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
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AIZOACEAE

Conicosia pugioniformis (L.) N.E.Br., Gen. S. Afr. Fl. Pl. [E.P.Phillips] 247 (1926)

Basionym:
Mesembryanthemum pugioniforme L., Sp. Pl. 1: 488 (1753)

20-350m

pugioniformis typica ined.

Synonyms:
Conicosia brevicaulis (Haw.) Schwantes
Conicosia capensis N.E.Br.
Conicosia capitata (Haw.) Schwantes
Conicosia communis (Edwards) N.E.Br.
Conicosia pulliloba N.E.Br.
Herrea caledonica L.Bolus
Mesembryanthemum brevicaule Haw.
Mesembryanthemum capitatum Haw.
Mesembryanthemum coruscans Haw.

w. Cape Prov.
27 CPP

pugioniformis alborosea (L.Bolus) Ihlenf. & Gerbaulet, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 111(4): 484 (1990)

Basionym:
Conicosia alborosea L.Bolus, Notes Mesembryanthemum [H.M.L.Bolus] 3: 301 (1958)

w. Cape Prov.
27 CPP

puginioformis muirii (N.E.Br.) Ihlenf. & Gerbaulet, ibid.

Basionym:
Conicosia muirii N.E.Br., Gard. Chron., ser. 3. 84: 253 (1928)

Synonyms:
Conicosia australis L.Bolus
Conicosia bijlii N.E.Br.

w. Cape Prov
27 CPP

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