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Ruschia multiflora (Ruschia multiflora)

Description

Plants in the Ruschia genus are among the most striking,versatile and diverse of all succulents in the Mesembryanthemaceae family.Due to the large size of the genus,authors have grouped species into several sections,each based on growth habit,flower and capsule form.Plants may vary from large,erect shrubs reaching 1.4 m,to dwarf,tufted and even mat-forming ground cover species.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Caryophyllales

            • Family: Aizoaceae

              • Genus: Ruschia