Stomatium alboroseum L. Bolus

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Origin and Habitat: It grows in Bushmanland, Namaqua highlands. Cape Province. South Africa.
Habitat: Dry stony areas.

Description: Stomatium alboroseumSN|19127]]SN|19126]] is a tiny, night flowering succulent with a bright white or pink 'bottlebrush' flower which is also very fragrant, kind of like coconut wintergreen, its hard to describe and white knobby fleshy leaves. The name Stomatium means 'open mouth' and these attractive little plants are similar in appearance to the other 'mouth' or 'jaw'-like plants in this family, with blunt teeth along the leaf edges.
Similar species: It is related and similar to Stomatium niveumSN|19126]]SN|19127]], but colour range extends to pink.
Habit: It is a tiny, little branched, low growing perennial succulents.
Stems: Absent or very short, each branch bearing 2-4(–6) pairs al leaves.
Leaves: Solid, expanded and incurved towards the apex, greysh-green, surface rough with small white teeth-like warts and with more or less developed marginal teeth.
Flower: Up to 15-18 mm in diameter, with an intense aroma. Petals snow-white to pink. Flower-stalks up to 3 mm. Nectaries basal like in Conophytum.
Blooming time: The flowering period is stated as late autumn to winter. Flowers begin to open only near sunset and close early in the morning. It starts flowering early, just six months from seed to flowers.
Fruits: The fruit is a 5(-6)-locular capsule.

 

 

Stomatium alboroseum (llifle.com)

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