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''Anacampseros lanceolata'' is a species of
''An. lanceolata'' has branching stems, reaching around 8 cm in height. It has smooth, hairless, tapering leaves (2–3 cm long) with flat upper surfaces and acute-lanceolate tips.
It grows relatively few, long bristly hairs between its leaves (axillary hairs). In subspecies ''lanceolata'', these bristles are shorter than the leaves, while in the subspecies ''nebrownii'' they are longer.
It has a branched inflorescence with broadly ovate petals, 30-45 stamens per flower and angular seeds. The flowers are pink or white.
succulent plant
In botany, succulent plants, also known as succulents, are plants with parts that are thickened, fleshy, and engorged, usually to retain water in arid climates or soil conditions. The word ''succulent'' comes from the Latin word ''sucus'', meani ...
native to the western Karoo
The Karoo ( ; from the Afrikaans borrowing of the South Khoekhoe !Orakobab or Khoemana word ''ǃ’Aukarob'' "Hardveld") is a semi-desert natural region of South Africa. No exact definition of what constitutes the Karoo is available, so its ext ...
and Overberg regions of South Africa.Dyer, R. Allen, ''The Genera of Southern African Flowering Plants''. , 1975
Description
''An. lanceolata'' has branching stems, reaching around 8 cm in height. It has smooth, hairless, tapering leaves (2–3 cm long) with flat upper surfaces and acute-lanceolate tips.
It grows relatively few, long bristly hairs between its leaves (axillary hairs). In subspecies ''lanceolata'', these bristles are shorter than the leaves, while in the subspecies ''nebrownii'' they are longer.
It has a branched inflorescence with broadly ovate petals, 30-45 stamens per flower and angular seeds. The flowers are pink or white.
Distribution
This species has an extensive (but narrow) distribution along the western part of South Africa, from the border with Namibia, through the Namaqualand and western Great Karoo, down to the Worcester area in the Robertson Karoo. The subspecies ''nebrownii'' occurs in the Overberg region to the south, from Bredasdorp in the west, to Uniondale in the east. This species, of the region's '' Anacampseros'' species, tends to favour relatively less arid areas, and is often found in Fynbos or Renosterveld vegetation. In slightly more arid habitats, it tends to be replaced by its close relative ''Anacampseros retusa
''Anacampseros retusa'' is a species of succulent plant native to the Northern Cape and Western Cape Provinces of South Africa, as well as to Namibia.Dyer, R. Allen, ''The Genera of Southern African Flowering Plants''. , 1975
Description
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References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q17241038 lanceolata