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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

Aeollanthus haumannii

Plant
Common names: Otjihipa rock-sage (Eng.); Otjihipa-klipsalie (Afr.)
Family: Lamiaceae

... Pelargonium vanderwaltii , as well as other cliff-dwelling succulents, such as Kalanchoe lanceolata and Tetradenia ...

03/09/2018 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Carpanthea pomeridiana

Plant
Common names: carpanthea (Eng.); vetkousie (Afr.)
Family: Aizoaceae

... . glauca and S. laevigata and Euclea racemosa . Associated succulents include Cotyledon orbiculata , Tylecodon ...

13/05/2019 | | 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

Conicosia pugioniformis subsp. pugioniformis

Plant
Common names: giant clockplant, pigroot, pig salad, narrow-leaved ice plant (Eng.); groot vetkousie, varkslaai, gansies, varkwortel, snotwortel (Afr.)
Family: Aizoaceae

... perpetuation over time, as well as space. The seedlings of succulents can develop in different ways: in the genus ...

02/09/2019 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Coleus amboinicus

Plant
Common names: African thyme, French thyme, country borage, Indian borage, Indian mint, broad-leaf thyme, soup mint (Eng.); Afrika-tiemie, krui-spoorsalie (Afr.)
Family: Lamiaceae

... advantage to animal disturbances so often associated with succulents of the savanna vegetation of this region. Instead ...

04/05/2020 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

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

Senecio voigtii

Plant
Common names: Voigt’s senecio
Family: Asteraceae

... advantage of animal disturbances so often associated with succulents of the savanna and thicket vegetation of this ...

09/03/2020 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Astroloba genus

Plant
Common names: astrolobas, starlobes (Eng.); astrolobas, kleinaalwyne, koedoekos, steekaalwyntjies (Afr.)
Family: Asphodelaceae

... erect to leaning or even creeping, perennial, leaf succulents. Plants divide from the base to form small to ...

18/09/2023 | | National Herbarium Pretoria

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