Antimima pumila (L.Bolus ex Fedde & C.Schust.) H.E.K.Hartmann

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Family: Aizoaceae
Subfamily: Ruschioideae
Tribe: Ruschieae
Genus: Antimima

Etymology

The specific epithet "pumila (POO-mil-uh) means "dwarf" and refers to the size of this species compared to the other species when it used to belong to the genus Mesembryanthemum and Ruschia.

Origin

Antimima pumila is native to South Africa. It occurs mainly in the triangle between Ceres and Laingsburg in the Western Cape and Sutherland in the Northern Cape province.

Description

Antimima pumila is a compact succulent subshrub with tightly packed leaves on short branches. The first leaf pair has a sheath that embraces the next leaves at the base. During dormancy, the second leaf pair is enclosed, and it unfolds during the growing season, revealing two nearly oval leaves slightly fused at the base. The leaves are gray-green, papillate, and have cartilaginous margins. They can grow up to 0.4 inches (1 cm) long.

During winter, Antimima pumila produces daisy-like flowers ranging from mauve to magenta. The fruits are woody 5-locular capsules.

 

Antimima pumila - World of Succulents

 

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