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Succulent taxonomic card

Ruschia spinosa

(L.) Dehn

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Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Aizoaceae
Genus
Ruschia

Name and source scope

Accepted name in WCVP 16, 4 June 2026 edition. This card documents nomenclature. Inclusion in the succulent scope is supported by the cited source. [27-WWW]

First publication of the name · Mitt. Inst. Allg. Bot. Hamburg 24: 191 (1992)

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Synonyms and earlier names

  • Eberlanzia aculeata (N.E.Br.) Schwantes
  • Eberlanzia albertensis (L.Bolus) L.Bolus
  • Eberlanzia globularis (L.Bolus) L.Bolus
  • Eberlanzia hospitalis (Dinter) Schwantes
  • Eberlanzia macroura (L.Bolus) L.Bolus
  • Eberlanzia micrantha (A.Berger) Schwantes
  • Eberlanzia mucronifera (Haw.) Schwantes
  • Eberlanzia spinosa (L.) Schwantes · homotypic synonym
  • Mesembryanthemum aculeatum N.E.Br.
  • Mesembryanthemum hospitale Dinter
  • Mesembryanthemum mucroniferum Haw.
  • Mesembryanthemum spinosum L. · homotypic synonym
  • Mesembryanthemum spinosum var. micranthum Pax
  • Ruschia albertensis L.Bolus
  • Ruschia globularis L.Bolus
  • Ruschia macroura L.Bolus

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