Species Ruschia albertensis

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There aren’t any identifications of Ruschia albertensis.

Range:

Location unknown

Locations of Identifications

Etymology of Ruschia:

For Ernst Julius Rusch (1867–1957), Namibian farmer, businessman and plant collector. He came to South-West Africa (Namibia) in 1890, where he grew succulent plants and later established a nursery at Lichtenstein, near Windhoek, Namibia. He and his son Ernst Franz Rusch Jnr (1897–1964) made many collecting trips together. He was one of the founders of Windhoek, and was given freedom of the city on his 60th birthday.

Etymology of albertensis:

Named after the town of Prince Albert in the Western Cape where it grows

Scientific name:

Ruschia albertensis L. Bolus

Etymology applies to:

Synonym of:

Ruschia spinosa

Long etymology:

Authors:

L. Bolus

Protologue:

Notes Mesembryanthemum Pt. 3, 282 (1954)