PLANTAE / PHANEROGAMAE / ANTHOPHYTA / CARYOPHYLLALES / AIZOACEAE / RUSCHIOIDEAE / RUSCHIEAE / DICROCAULON / BREVIFOLIUM
Densely branched, succulent shrub, main branches ascending to erect from a short trunk of ± 10 mm diam., up to 150 x 200 mm. Leaf-pairs dissimilar in shape, papillate, first leaf-pair of a season 4-6 x 4-5 mm, second leaf-pair connate for ± half its length, 7-10 mm long, connate part 3-4 mm diam. Flowers with a cup-shaped structure underneath calyx, sepals 4, petals and filamentous staminodes white. Fruit (5)6(7)-locular. From: Klak, C. 2013. Aizoaceae: Dicrocaulon. In: DA Snijman (ed.), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The Extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30: 195-195. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]
Shallow soils, often with quartz pebbles. From: Klak, C. 2013. Aizoaceae: Dicrocaulon. In: DA Snijman (ed.), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The Extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30: 195-195. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]
Vanrhynsdorp. From: Klak, C. 2013. Aizoaceae: Dicrocaulon. In: DA Snijman (ed.), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The Extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30: 195-195. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]
175 to 350 m
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Occurrence in the Flora of Southern Africa (FSA) countries and South African provinces. Residence status indicates if a taxon is indigenous, endemic, naturalised or invasive in a specific region. This data is based on specimen records and literature
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Names and Sources
Published in: J. Bot. 66: 142 (1928)
Classification
KINGDOM Plantae
SUBKINGDOM Phanerogamae
PHYLUM Anthophyta
ORDER Caryophyllales
FAMILY Aizoaceae
SUBFAMILY Ruschioideae
TRIBE Ruschieae
GENUS Dicrocaulon
SPECIES brevifolium
15 results for Dicrocaulon brevifolium N.E.Br.
Barcode: NBG0200491-0 Collector(s) & number: Desmet, PG, 1376 | 1997-9-17
South Africa, Western Cape, Namaqualand. Varscherivier, Vanrhynsdorp. Dolomite outcrop along the road that follows the Varscherivier from N7 to Saldanha railway.
General notes: Lowland Succulent Karoo. Quartz lag gravel over silcrete. Well-drained, loam clay, rocky soil.. Full sun. N aspect. Moderate slope.
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Barcode: NBG0263452-0 Collector(s) & number: Burgoyne, PM, 11287 | 2007-12-6
South Africa, Western Cape, Vanrhynsdorp District; ± 67.6 km N of Vanrhynsdorp.
General notes: Gravelly sand. Talus of quartzite and quaternary deposits. Slope: gentle. Height: ± 20-30 cm. Low loose clumps with leaves buff-coloured at this time of year.
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Barcode: PRE0509802-0 Collector(s) & number: Burgoyne, PM, 7840 | 2000-1-5
South Africa, Western Cape, Van Rhynsdorp District: Kliprandt North of Van Rhynsdorp. White quartzite ridge East of N7.
General notes: Common in spots.
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Barcode: NBG0801325-0 Collector(s) & number: Burgoyne, PM, 7840 | 2000-1-5
South Africa, Western Cape, Van Rhynsdorp District: Kliprandt North of Van Rhynsdorp, white quartzite ridge East of N7;31°13'677"S.; 18°32'45"E.
General notes: Common in spots.
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Barcode: PRE0842920-0 Collector(s) & number: Burgoyne, PM, 11287 | 2007-12-6
South Africa, Western Cape, Vanrhynsdorp District; ± 67.6 km N of Vanrhynsdorp.
General notes: Gravelly sand. Talus of quartzite and quaternary deposits. Slope: gentle. Height: ± 20-30 cm. Low loose clumps with leaves buff-coloured at this time of year.
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Barcode: PRE0419734-0 Collector(s) & number: Watermeyer, E, 5471 | --
South Africa, Northern Cape, GARIES
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Barcode: PRE0577198-0 Collector(s) & number: Burgoyne, PM, 7561 | 1999-9-9
South Africa, Western Cape, Van Rhynsdorp District. Knersvlakte. Quaggaskop Farm.
General notes: Nama Karoo. Rocky succulent scrubland. Plain. Soil. Well-drained. Gravel. Quartzite. Full sun. Slope: none. Biotic effect: none seen. Succulent, ± 10-20cm high. Upright, bushy with glistening idioblasts on leaves. Flowers absent. Fruit absent. Occasional.
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Barcode: PRE0588637-0 Collector(s) & number: Burgoyne, PM, 9440 | 2002-9-17
South Africa, Northern Cape, Namaqualand District: ± 9km north of Bitterfontein.
General notes: Quartz-rich pegmatite. Gentle slope. Upright forming roundish clumps with woody stems. Flowers absent, old fruit present. Common in spots.
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This map contains point-based occurrences at different locations
2013
SERIES CHAPTER
Aizoaceae: Dicrocaulon Klak, CIn: DA Snijman (ed.), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The Extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30: 195-195
South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria
2001
No results found for Dicrocaulon brevifolium N.E.Br.
Status and criteria
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Assessor(s)
Plantae Coordinator
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Vorontsova, M.S. and Knapp, S.D. 2016. A revision of the 'Spiny Solanums', Solanum subgenus Leptostemonum (Solanaceae), in Africa and Madagascar. Systematic Botany Monographs. 99:1–432
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Vorster, P. 1985. Pelargonium desertorum (Geraniaceae): a new species from the north-western Cape Province. South African Journal of Botany. 52:184-186
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