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Gunniopsis calva

Family
Aizoaceae (Ice-plant family)
Grows as
Succulent, Annual
Native range
SC. South Australia
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Gunniopsis calva, commonly known as the smooth pigface, is a succulent plant in the iceplant family, Aizoaceae. It is endemic to Australia.

The annual herb is glabrous and typically grows to a height of 20 centimetres (7.9 in). It has striated and terete branchlets. The succulent yellow-green leaves are ovate or oblong in shape, approximately 32 mm (1.3 in) long and 10 mm (0.39 in) wide. It blooms between August and October producing small yellow solitary flowers.

Other Gunniopsis plants

Gunniopsis calcarea · Gunniopsis divisa · Gunniopsis glabra · Yellow Salt Star · Gunniopsis kochii · Gunniopsis papillata · Gunniopsis propinqua · Sturts Pigface · Gunniopsis rodwayi · Gunniopsis rubra · Gunniopsis septifraga · Gunniopsis tenuifolia

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Gunniopsis calva by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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