Operation Wildflower
  • Home
  • Albums
  • Links
    • Botanical Gardens
    • OWF Sites
    • Public Parks, Gardens and Reserves
    • Reference Sites
    • Private Parks, Gardens and Reserves
  • Information
    • About Us
    • Articles
    • Contact Us
    • Disclaimer
    • Glossary
    • Plant Records
      • Aloes
      • Bulbs
      • Climbers
      • Cycads
      • Euphorbias
      • Ferns
      • Grasses
      • Herbs
      • Orchids
      • Parasites
      • Shrubs
      • Succulents
      • Trees
    • Sources of Information
    • Subject Index
Home Home » GENERA A » Anacampseros » Anacampseros papyracea subsp. papyracea leaves under scales
Back to Category Overview
Total images in all categories: 12,222
Total number of hits on all images: 7,562,264

Anacampseros papyracea subsp. papyracea leaves under scales

Anacampseros papyracea subsp. papyracea leaves under scales
Start View full size
[Please activate JavaScript in order to see the slideshow]
Previous Previous
Image 18 of 32  
Next Next
Image 20 of 32  
  • Anacampseros filamentosa subsp. filamentosa
  • Anacampseros namaquensis
  • Anacampseros papyracea subsp. namaensis
  • Anacampseros papyracea subsp. namaensis
  • Anacampseros papyracea subsp. namaensis
  • Anacampseros papyracea subsp. namaensis lacking resolve?
  • Anacampseros papyracea subsp. papyracea
  • Anacampseros papyracea subsp. papyracea flower
  • Anacampseros papyracea subsp. papyracea leaves under scales
  • Anacampseros recurvata
  • Anacampseros recurvata subsp. recurvata
  • Anacampseros recurvata subsp. recurvata old stems
  • Anacampseros rufescens
  • Anacampseros rufescens
  • Anacampseros species nova
  • Anacampseros telephiastrum
  • Anacampseros telephiastrum flower

Image information

Description

The leaves of Anacampseros papyracea subsp. papyracea are very small, covered by imbricately overlapping white scales or stipules that are smoothly rounded, becoming 5 mm long and wide. The scales serve as sunshields, reflecting much of the harsh sunlight in the often exposed living conditions of the plants among larger shrubs. The leaves grow on slender, cylindrical, grey stems branched at the base.

These plants were used in olden times as yeast for brewing beer and baking bread. The Afrikaans common names, kareemoerwortel (Searsia dregs root) and moerplantjie (little dregs plant) reflecting this application have probably outlived it.

Some Avonia and Anacampseros plants are said to contain psychoactive substances. They are suspected to have been used for inducing such effects by at least the indigenous people (Vlok and Schutte-Vlok, 2010; Van Wyk and Gericke, 2000; www.llifle.com).

Hits
587
Photographer
Judd Kirkel
Author
Ivan Latti
 
Back to Category Overview
Powered by JoomGallery