Biology:Anacampseros arachnoides
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Short description: Species of plant
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Anacampserotaceae |
| Genus: | Anacampseros |
| Species: | A. arachnoides
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| Binomial name | |
| Anacampseros arachnoides (Haw.) Sims
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Anacampseros arachnoides is a species of succulent plant native to the Little Karoo region of South Africa .[1]
Description
This species grows slender erect stems (5 cm tall).
The leaves are hairy, compact, and densely arranged in a 2/5 spiral (In contrast, those of An.albidiflora and An.filamentosa are generally in a 3/8 spiral).
Each leaf is ovoid in shape, about as thick as it is wide (20mm in length x 15mm wide), and has a tiny acute point.
The flowers are pink-to-white.
Distribution
An. arachnoides occurs in the Little Karoo region of the Western Cape and Eastern Cape provinces of South Africa . It can also be found just to the north, in the southern edge of the Great Karoo.
References
- ↑ Dyer, R. Allen, The Genera of Southern African Flowering Plants. ISBN 0 621 02854 1, 1975
Wikidata ☰ Q483336 entry
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