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Adromischus cristatus var. mzimvubuensis

Common names: Mzimvubu adromischus (Eng.), Mzimvubu kransplakkie (Afr.)

Family: Crassulaceae

23 / 06 / 2025 | Ernst van Jaarsveld | Kirstenbosch NBG

Adromischus cristatus var. zeyheri

Common names: green-leaved cliff-adromischus (Eng.), groen-skilpadvoetjie (Afr.)

Family: Crassulaceae

... District failed. Helmut Toelken, who revised the family Crassulaceae in southern Africa, thought it fitted better ...

09 / 06 / 2025 | Ernst van Jaarsveld | Kirstenbosch NBG

Adromischus diabolicus

Common names: Gariep adromischus (Eng.), Gariepnenta (Afr.)

Family: Crassulaceae

27 / 05 / 2024 | Ernst van Jaarsveld | Kirstenbosch NBG

Adromischus fallax

Common names: large cliff-adromischus (Eng.); groot-kransrosie, groot-kransnenta (Afr.)

Family: Crassulaceae

... Adromischus species. Helmut revised the southern African Crassulaceae in 1985 for the Flora of South Africa. ...

06 / 06 / 2022 | Ernst van Jaarsveld | Kirstenbosch NBG

Adromischus humilis

Common names: dwarf cliff adromischus (Eng.); bontkransrosie, bontkransnenta (Afr.)

Family: Crassulaceae

... of Alwin Berger (Pilbeam et al. 1998). It belongs to the Crassulaceae family. With a few exceptions, all species of ...

30 / 05 / 2022 | Ernst van Jaarsveld | Kirstenbosch NBG

Adromischus leucophyllus

Common names: flour-stonecrop, white-leaf adromischus (Eng.); witblaarplakkie, meel-boekplakkie (Afr.)

Family: Crassulaceae

06 / 05 / 2024 | Ernst van Jaarsveld | Kirstenbosch NBG

Adromischus maculatus

Common names: mottled pig's ears, calico hearts, chocolate heart, chocolate drop, cheetah heart (Eng.); bontplakkie (Afr.)

Family: Crassulaceae

... if kept dry. Adromischus is a genus of succulents from the Crassulaceae, the third largest family of succulent plants. ...

03 / 02 / 2020 | Katlego Selemela | Walter Sisulu NBG

Adromischus phillipsiae

Common names: bell-nenta (Eng.), klokkiesrosie, klokkiesnenta (Afr.)

Family: Crassulaceae

... in 1852 by the botanist Lemaire. It belongs to the Crassulaceae family. The depicted plants were photographed ...

30 / 01 / 2023 | Ernst van Jaarsveld | Kirstenbosch NBG

Adromischus schuldtianus subsp. brandbergensis

Common names: Brandberg adromischus (Eng.), Brandbergnenta (Afr.)

Family: Crassulaceae

20 / 05 / 2024 | Ernst van Jaarsveld | Kirstenbosch NBG

Adromischus subdistichus

Common names: book-stonecrop (Eng.), boekieplakkie (Afr.)

Family: Crassulaceae

13 / 05 / 2024 | Ernst van Jaarsveld | Kirstenbosch NBG

Adromischus triflorus

Common names: duck's foot, calico heart (Eng.); bontplakkie, eendevoet (Afr.) 

Family: Crassulaceae

... broad, flat or rounded. A. triflorus belongs to the family Crassulaceae, which contains a large number of ...

23 / 03 / 2020 | Ricardo Riddles | Karoo Desert NBG

Adromischus umbraticola

Common names: cliff adromischus (Eng); krans-brosplakkie (Afr)

Family: Crassulaceae

... in 1852 by Charles Antoine Lemaire. It belongs in the Crassulaceae (stonecrop family) and is a close relative of ...

18 / 07 / 2022 | Caroline Marima | Pretoria NBG

Adromischus umbraticola subsp. ramosus

Common names: Limpopo cliff-adromischus (Eng.), Limpopo kransplakkie (Afr.)

Family: Crassulaceae

| Ernst van Jaarsveld | Kirstenbosch NBG

Cotyledon adscendens

Common names: climbing cotyledon, climbing pig’s ear, red-margined cotyledon (Eng.), rankplakkie (Afr.)

Family: Crassulaceae

... of Africa in 1949. Cotyledon adscendens is a member of the Crassulaceae, a family of succulent plants which consists of ... with South Africa and Mexico having highest diversity of Crassulaceae species. They are mostly perennials, playing an ... role in economic development. The species from the Crassulaceae family are mostly famous for their ability to ...

07 / 07 / 2025 | Mlondi Sikhosana | KwaZulu-Natal Herbarium