Biology:Huernia zebrina
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Short description: Species of plant
| Huernia zebrina | |
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| The flower emits a carrion odor to attract flies | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Huernia |
| Species: | H. zebrina
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| Binomial name | |
| Huernia zebrina N.E.Br.
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List
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Huernia zebrina, the little owl, also called lifesaver cactus, is a species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae, native to Namibia, Botswana, northern South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique.[1] A succulent, it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[2]
Subtaxa
The following subspecies are accepted:[1]
- Huernia zebrina subsp. insigniflora (C.A.Maass) Bruyns
- Huernia zebrina subsp. zebrina
Huernia zebrina subsp. zebrina
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Huernia zebrina N.E.Br.". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:98833-1.
- ↑ "Huernia zebrina little owl". The Royal Horticultural Society. https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/156645/i-Huernia-zebrina-i/Details. "Other common names; ... owl eyes"
Wikidata ☰ Q1633949 entry
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