About Rumicastrum granuliferum (Benth.) Carolin
Rumicastrum granuliferum (Benth.) Carolin is a succulent herb with an erect to decumbent growth habit. It produces white-pink flowers from September through November, and grows in sandy and gravelly soils on granite outcrops and slopes. Its flowers are borne on pedicels (flower stems) that measure 0.5–2 mm long, and remain erect when the plant develops fruit. The plant bears alternate bracts. Its deciduous sepals are 1.5–3 mm long. Flowers have 5 to 7 petals, 5 to 10 stamens, and 3 stigmas. The fruit is a black, almost spherical capsule with three short valves that only open at the apex. The plant produces numerous shiny red-brown seeds that are approximately 0.5 mm long and 0.4 mm wide. An illustration of this species' colliculate seeds can be found on PlantNet.
