Biology:Frithia humilis

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Short description: Species of succulent

Frithia humilis
Frithia humilis.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Aizoaceae
Genus: Frithia
Species:
F. humilis
Binomial name
Frithia humilis
Burgoyne (2000)

Frithia humilis is a species of plant in the family Aizoaceae. It is one of the few members of Aizoaceae growing endemic to the summer-rainfall region of South Africa . It is restricted to two provinces of South Africa: Gauteng and Mpumalanga. This small plant consists of a cluster of long, succulent leaves that stick out just above the sandy gravel, with a thickened underground rootstock. The leaves lose water and contract during drought, hiding underground and so preventing more water loss.

References

South African National Biodiversity Institute, South Africa.

Wikidata ☰ Q15607459 entry