Biology:Malotigena
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Short description: Genus of Aizoaceae plants
| Malotigena | |
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| Here given as Delosperma congestum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Aizoaceae |
| Subfamily: | Ruschioideae |
| Tribe: | Ruschieae |
| Genus: | Malotigena Niederle[1] |
| Species: | M. frantiskae-niederlovae
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| Binomial name | |
| Malotigena frantiskae-niederlovae Niederle[1]
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Malotigena is a genus of flowering plants in the ice plant family Aizoaceae. It has only one currently accepted species, Malotigena frantiskae-niederlovae, native to Lesotho.[2] Growing up to 50 cm (20 in) broad and only 3 cm (1.2 in) high, it is a mat-forming evergreen succulent with brilliant yellow daisy-like flowers in summer. The foliage turns red in autumn.[3]
Its cultivar 'Gold Nugget' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3] Although hardy down to −10 °C (14 °F), it requires a sheltered spot in full sun, in acid or neutral pH soil, to thrive.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Skalnickáruv rok 65: 35 (2012)
- ↑ "Malotigena Niederle". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77117071-1.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Malotigena frantiskae-niederlovae 'Gold Nugget' ice plant 'Gold Nugget'". The Royal Horticultural Society. https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/351648/Malotigena-frantiskae-niederlovae-Gold-Nugget/Details. Retrieved 5 September 2020. "Synonyms Delosperma congestum 'Gold Nugget'"
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