Bergeranthus multiceps
(Salm-Dyck) Schwantes
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Description
A succulent plant that forms clumps and keep growing from year to year. It grows 8 cm tall. It has a fleshy rootstock. This can be 4 cm across. The leaves taper and are 3 sided. The flowers are yellow with pink underneath. The fruit have 5 lobes.
Distribution
It is a subtropical plant. It grows in sandy outcrops.
Where It Grows
Africa, South Africa, Southern Africa,
Synonyms
Bergeranthus firmus L. BolusMesembryanthemum multiceps Salm-Dyck
Also Known As
Unomgushe
References (1)
- Shava, S., 2000, The Use of Indigenous Plants as Food by a Rural Community in the Eastern Cape: an Educational Exploration. Masters Thesis Rhodes University. p 63
