Gerrardanthus lobatus & fruit, caudex

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Gerrardanthus lobatus & fruit, caudex

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This was a lovely surprise late last year when I noticed my caudiciform Gerrardanthus lobatus had set fruit.
It was quite unexpected as I have had this plant since 2012 from the late Warren Withers collection and this is its first fruiting so I've now got my fingers crossed there's some viable seed in their.
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Re: Gerrardanthus lobatus & fruit, caudex

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Tina, that looks like Kedrostis africana.

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Re: Gerrardanthus lobatus & fruit, caudex

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esp wrote: Sun Mar 17, 2024 10:40 pm Tina, that looks like Kedrostis africana.
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Re: Gerrardanthus lobatus & fruit, caudex

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Oops, agreed, I do have gerradanthus.
Guess I was blinded by the cute fruit, although the caudex on this is has never grown, my other kedrostis africans are multi lobed so its probably not africans
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