Conicosia pugioniformis: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Caryophyllales
- Family
- Aizoaceae
- Genus
- Conicosia
- Species
- Conicosia pugioniformis
- Scientific Name
- Conicosia pugioniformis
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Conicosia pugioniformis
Conicosia pugioniformis is a species of succulent plant in the ice plant family known by the common names narrow-leaved iceplant and pigroot. It is native to South Africa and it is known on other continents as an introduced species and sometimes a noxious weed. It is an invasive species on the Central Coast of California, where it is a minor threat to native coastal vegetation, although not as harmful as other species of invasive iceplant. This is a short-lived perennial herb growing from an underground caudex. It can sprout vegetatively from the caudex if its aboveground parts are destroyed. The fingerlike leaves are fleshy, gray-green, hairless, and up to 20 centimeters long. The inflorescence is a solitary, malodorous flower up to 8 centimeters wide. It has rings of up to 250 thin petals.
...Conicosia pugioniformis in languages:
- Afrikaans
- Grootvetkousie
- Afrikaans
- Varkslaai
- Afrikaans
- Gansies
- Afrikaans
- Varkwortel
- Afrikaans
- Snotwortel
- English
- Pig's-root
- English
- narrow-leaved iceplant
- English
- Narrowleaf Conefig
- English
- Giant Clockplant
- English
- Pigroot
- English
- Pig Salad
- English
- Narrow-leaf Iceplant
- English
- False Iceplant
- English
- Slender Iceplant
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