Species Ruschia aristulata
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There aren’t any identifications of Ruschia aristulata.
Range:
Location unknown
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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.
Scientific name:
Ruschia aristulata (Sond.) Schwantes
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Protologue:
Z. Sukkulentenk. 3: 19 (1927) [1928]
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Year published:
1927
Prostrate succulent, rooting from the nodes, branches compressed. Leaves trigonous, acute, margins finely ciliate. Flowers enclosed by bracteoles, ?pink. Fruits 5-locular. ?. Rock outcrops, SW (Cape Peninsula).
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Ruschia aristulata.