Curio hallianus
| Curio hallianus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Curio |
| Species: | C. hallianus
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| Binomial name | |
| Curio hallianus G.D. Rowley, P.V.Heath (1999)
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Curio hallianus, syn. Senecio hallianus, is a creeping succulent plant in the daisy family Asteraceae that is native to South Africa.[1] It is also known as chain of blue beans or string of beans.
Description[]
It is a fleshy, mat-forming, trailing succulent that is very similar in appearance to Curio radicans, but would have blue-grey leaves, whereas radicans has green leaves.[2]
References[]
- ^ [http://grassworld.myspecies.info/sites/grassworld.myspecies.info/files/tdwg_geo2.pdf Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDGW – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
- ^ Curio hallianus by World of Succulents
Categories:
- Curio (plant)
- Flora of South Africa
- Garden plants
- Drought-tolerant plants