Conophytum wettsteinii

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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.[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • 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.[2] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]

Subtaxa[]

The following subspecies are currently accepted:[2]

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

References[]

  1. ^ Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 71: 231 (1922)
  2. ^ a b c "Conophytum wettsteinii (A.Berger) N.E.Br". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Conophytum wettsteinii". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 27 February 2021.


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