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Accession Data:

Manochlamys albicans (Soland.in Ait.) Aellen

  • Common Name: Soap Bush
  • Family: Amaranthaceae Juss.

  • Country of Origin: South Africa

  • Description: Shrublet to 0.5m, arrow-shaped grey leaves, flowers clustered at branch tips, succulent green fruits foam when rubbed.
  • Culture: Prefers dry condtions.
  • USDA Zone: 9

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 200100494
  • Source: Silverhill Seeds
  • Accession Date: 12-31-2001
  • Bench: 2112 - MED:Fynbos D
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 2 confirmed on 02-27-2025

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: core eudicots
  • Order: Caryophyllales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Amaranthaceae
  • SubFamily: Chenopodioideae
  • Tribe: Atripliceae
  • SubTribe:

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
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References (internal):

  • EEB 3271 - Systematic Botany
  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Cape Provinces / Namibia

References (external):

  1. Descriptive text adaped from Silverhill Seeds online catalogue
  2. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Sunday, September 30, 2018.
  3. Manochlamys albicans at ARS-GRIN. Last accessed on Sunday, September 30, 2018.

data regenerated on Thu, 27 Feb 2025 11:42:02 -0500 [bcm v4.0]

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Current Accessions in the Amaranthaceae

Subfamily Chenopodioideae

  • Beta vulgaris 'Fordhook Giant'

Subfamily Chenopodioideae
Tribe Atripliceae

  • Manochlamys albicans

Subfamily Gomphrenoideae
Tribe Gomphreneae

  • Alternanthera brasiliana
  • Alternanthera ficoidea
W/C = Wild Collected
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