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Adromischus Taxonomy

Section: 3


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Adromischus	Adromischus Photo Galleries	Taxonomy
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The names in (brackets) are previous, alternative or presently unaccepted names for plants within this section.

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Section: 3

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BREVIPEDUNCULATI

Flowers: Corolla tube funnel-shaped, slightly grooved towards apex, glaucous-green, rarely pink; Anthers do not protrude beyond the end of the flower tube; Trichomes, or hair-like papillae, are usually present in the throat of the flower.

Includes:	Form:	Locality:
caryophyllaceus (bolusii) (grandiflorus) (jasminiflorus):	Makes sprawling stems before flowering. Leaves are plain green, long, flat and spathulate. Propagates best from stem cuttings.	Coastal plain and Little Karoo.

diabolicus:	Thick base with short branches. Leaves pale green, wedge-shaped with rounded apex and pale, horny margin at upper edge.	Orange River, Northern Bushmanland.

fallax:	Rosettes of soft leaves with no horny margins.	Graaff-Reinet.

humilis:	*Vigorous, short stemmed plants with soft leaves and fusiform root tubers. Resembles A. fallax.*	Nuweveld mountains, Cape, near Beaufort West.

phillipsiae:	The odd one out in the genus, having pendulous orange flowers. Soft plain or spotted leaves on short stems over fibrous roots.	Cape, southern Roggeveld mountains and Verlatekloof.

nanus (pauciflorus):	Dwarf, creeper, with plain leaves over fleshy roots. Close to A. diabolicus, if not the same! Difficult and slow in cultivation.	Cape, south of the Orange River.

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Adromischus	Adromischus Photo Galleries	Taxonomy
Adromischus Galleries: 1a 1b 2a 2b 3 4a 4b 5a 5b 5c 5d 5e 5f 5g