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Avonia (brachiopod)
''Anacampseros'' L. is a genus comprising about a hundred species of small perennial succulent plants native to Southern Africa, Ethiopia and Latin America. The botanical name ''Anacampseros'' is an ancient one for herbs supposed to restore lost love. The Australian species ''Grahamia (plant), Grahamia australiana'' was at one time included in the genus ''Anacampseros'', but the entire genus now is regarded as Southern African, and no longer includes any Australian representatives. Description Plants in the genus ''Anacampseros'' are perennial. In habit (biology), habit they are small undershrubs or sprawling herbs that may form dense mats. Mature plants of many of the species form a small caudex or a tuberous root-stock. The leaves of most species are succulent and may be either leaf shape, lanceolate in shape or rounded.Dyer, R. Allen, The Genera of Southern African Flowering Plants”. , 1975 The arrangement of leaves on a stem is Phyllotaxis, alternate. The leaves in mos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anacampseros Rufescens
''Anacampseros'' L. is a genus comprising about a hundred species of small perennial succulent plants native to Southern Africa, Ethiopia and Latin America. The botanical name ''Anacampseros'' is an ancient one for herbs supposed to restore lost love. The Australian species ''Grahamia (plant), Grahamia australiana'' was at one time included in the genus ''Anacampseros'', but the entire genus now is regarded as Southern African, and no longer includes any Australian representatives. Description Plants in the genus ''Anacampseros'' are perennial. In habit (biology), habit they are small undershrubs or sprawling herbs that may form dense mats. Mature plants of many of the species form a small caudex or a tuberous root-stock. The leaves of most species are succulent and may be either leaf shape, lanceolate in shape or rounded.Dyer, R. Allen, The Genera of Southern African Flowering Plants”. , 1975 The arrangement of leaves on a stem is Phyllotaxis, alternate. The leaves in mos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
