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Aptenia cordifolia (L.f.) Schwantes
Family Aizoaceae
Common name: Baby Sun Rose, Heartleaf Ice Plant

Aptenia cordifolia (L.f.) Schwantes APNI*

Description: Spreading or scrambling herb forming mats c. 1 m diam.

Leaves broad-ovate, cordate, 8–26 mm long, 5–18 mm wide.

Perianth c. 15 mm long, 2 larger lobes flat and at least as long as the tube, 2 smaller lobes subulate. Staminodes pink to purple, c. 5 mm long, 0.5 mm wide, fused for most of their length. Stamens about half the length of the staminodes.

Capsule narrow-obconical, 9–12 mm long, 4–9 mm wide.


Distribution and occurrence: Scattered in coastal areas. Native of S Afr.
NSW subdivisions: *NC, *CC, *SC, *NWS, *CWS
Other Australian states: *S.A.
AVH map***

Text by S. W. L. Jacobs & J. Highet
Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 1 (1990)


APNI* Provides a link to the Australian Plant Name Index (hosted by the Australian National Botanic Gardens) for comprehensive bibliographic data
***The AVH map option provides a detailed interactive Australia wide distribution map drawn from collections held by all major Australian herbaria participating in the Australian Virtual Herbarium project.
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