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Revision as of 09:11, 26 March 2019
| Cleretum bellidiforme | |
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| At West Coast National Park, Western Cape, South Africa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Aizoaceae |
| Genus: | Cleretum |
| Species: | C. bellidiforme
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| Cleretum bellidiforme (Burm.f.) G.D.Rowley[1]
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Cleretum bellidiforme,[2] commonly called Livingstone daisy, Bokbaaivygie (Afrikaans), or Buck Bay vygie, is a species of flowering plant in the family Aizoaceae, native to the Cape Peninsula in South Africa. It is a low-growing succulent annual growing to 25 cm (10 in), and cultivated for its iridescent, many-petalled, daisy-like blooms in shades of white, yellow, orange, cream, pink and crimson. In temperate areas it must be grown as a half-hardy annual, and lends itself to mass plantings or as edging plants in summer bedding schemes in parks and gardens. It is still widely referenced under its former names, Mesembryanthemum criniflorum and Dorotheanthus bellidiformis.[3][4][5]
Description
Cleretum bellidiforme is a winter growing annual with green or slightly maroon leaves. Leaves are flat and rounded at the tip, with notably bladder shaped cells on the leaf surface that give the leaves a reflective quality. These cells are used to store water, which classifies the plant as a succulent. The plant usually forms a stout groundcover, but its flowers may reach up to 25 cm (10 in). Flowers are solitary and brightly colored with many narrow petals. The flowers open in bright sunlight, and are up to 30 millimetres (1.2 in) in diameter. Stamens are maroon with purple or yellow anthers, and are found in the center of the flower in in rows. The ovary is inferior to the stamens. Fruits are a 5 compartmented capsule that expands in wet weather, revealing the very small, smooth, light brown seeds.[6]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Cleretum bellidiforme (Burm.f.) G.D.Rowley". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
- ^ Klak, Cornelia; Bruyns, Peter V. (2012). "Phylogeny of the Dorotheantheae (Aizoaceae), a tribe of succulent annuals". TAXON. 61 (2): 293–307. doi:10.1002/tax.612002. ISSN 1996-8175.
- ^ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
- ^ "Cleretum bellidiforme". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
- ^ "Dorotheanthus bellidiformis (Burm.f) N.E.Br". PlantZAfrica. Retrieved 2015-08-16.
- ^ "Cleretum bellidiforme | PlantZAfrica". pza.sanbi.org. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
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