Biology:Conophytum wettsteinii

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Conophytum wettsteinii
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At the University of California Botanical Garden
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Aizoaceae
Genus: Conophytum
Species:
C. wettsteinii
Binomial name
Conophytum wettsteinii
(A.Berger) N.E.Br.[2]
Synonyms[3]
  • Conophytum brevipes L.Bolus
  • Mesembryanthemum wettsteinii A.Berger

Conophytum wettsteinii is a species of flowering plant in the genus Conophytum, native to the northwest Cape Provinces of South Africa.[3] It is known to grow in rocky regions, often nearby Crassula elegans. C. wettsteinii is a small groundcover species, which appears stemless with fused leaf-pairs having a obconical shape. This plant relies on winter rains and is mainly dormant in summer months. Best growth occurs when drainage is available, and when only shaded during mid-summer. Propegation can occur through seeds or through cuttings from a full grown plant, where each cutting contains at least 1 head and a fraction of root.[4] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[5]

Subtaxa

The following subspecies are currently accepted:[3]

  • Conophytum wettsteinii subsp. fragile (Tischer) S.A.Hammer
  • Conophytum wettsteinii subsp. francoiseae S.A.Hammer
  • Conophytum wettsteinii subsp. ruschii (Schwantes) S.A.Hammer

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5783495 entry