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Mesembryanthemaceae

Plant
Common names: mesembs, fig marigold, midday flower, ice plant (Eng.); vygie (Afr.)
Family: Mesembryanthemaceae

... (Afr.) Kirstenbosch NBG Mesembs are annual to perennial succulents, ranging from minute to compact and tufted to ...

29/03/2004 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Carpobrotus mellei

Plant
Common names: mountain sourfig (Eng.), bergsuurvy (Afr.)
Family: Aizoaceae

... mat-forming, hairless (glabrous), densely branched succulents with stems 1-1.5 m long and with branches ...

03/06/2024 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Adenium multiflorum

Plant
Common names: impala lily, Sabie star, kudu lily (Eng.); impalalelie (Afr.)
Family: Apocynaceae

... plant in full bloom is among the most decorative of all succulents, and is highly prized in gardens where the climate ...

28/06/2004 | | National Herbarium Pretoria

Aloiampelos commixta

Plant
Common names: Peninsula rambling aloe
Family: Asphodelaceae

... hanging flowers is also more obvious in A. commixta. Most succulents make use of striking and showy flowers which aids ...

05/04/2010 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Aloe falcata

Plant
Common names: Vanrhynsdorp aloe
Family: Asphodelaceae

... seeds are often blown under karoo-like shrubs. As in many succulents, life begins under the protection of a nurse plant ...

10/07/2006 | | Karoo Desert NBG

Crassula mesembrianthemopsis

Plant
Common names: foam flower
Family: Crassulaceae

... This species falls into a special group of South African succulents called 'window plants'. They come from a variety ...

22/11/2010 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Crassula tecta

Plant
Common names: lizard skin crassula (Eng.); akkedisvel (Afr.)
Family: Crassulaceae

... shrubs and in full sun, which is unusual for dwarf unarmed succulents. The white papillae which cover the leaf surface ...

17/06/2013 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Dregeochloa pumila

Plant
Common names: Tom Thumb grass, Kleinduimpiegras (Afr.)
Family: Poaceae

... Its small stature (alpine growth), as with many other succulents, allows it to make use of the surrounding soil and ...

02/02/2009 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Zygophyllum

Plant
Common names: twinleaf, caper beans, dollar bush (Eng.); spekbossie, vaalkareedoring, witkriedoring (Afr.)
Family: Zygophyllaceae

... of the genus. The plants are known as xerophytic leaf succulents as they occur in dry conditions and have fleshy ...

30/03/2009 | | National Herbarium Pretoria

Carpobrotus muirii

Plant
Common names: Albertinia sour fig, dwarf sour fig (Eng.), Albertinia-suurvy, kleinsuurvy (Afr.)
Family: Aizoaceae

... mat-forming, hairless (glabrous), densely branched succulents with stems 1-1.5 m long and with branches 5-7 mm ...

29/04/2024 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

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