Huernia hystrix

Huernia hystrix
	Growth form
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Apocynaceae
Genus:	Huernia
Species:	H. hystrix
Binomial name
	Huernia hystrix; (Hook.f.) N.E.Br.
Synonyms
	List Ceropegia hystrix (Hook.f.) Bruyns; Ceropegia hystrix subsp. parvula (L.C.Leach) Bruyns; Huernia appendiculata A.Berger; Huernia hystrix var. parvula L.C.Leach; Stapelia hystrix Hook.f.; ;

Huernia hystrix, the porcupine huernia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae, native to southeastern Africa.^[1]^[2] A succulent, it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.^[3]

Subtaxa[]

The following subspecies are accepted:^[1]

Huernia hystrix subsp. hystrix – KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Huernia hystrix subsp. parvula (L.C.Leach) Bruyns – KwaZulu-Natal, Cape Provinces

^ ^a ^b ^c "Huernia hystrix (Hook.f.) N.E.Br". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
^ "Huernia hystrix (Porcupine Huernia)". Succulentopedia. World of Succulents. 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2021. Common Names ... Toad Plant
^ "Huernia hystrix". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 10 April 2021.

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Huernia hystrix

Growth form
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Apocynaceae
Genus:	Huernia
Species:	H. hystrix
Binomial name
*Huernia hystrix* (Hook.f.) N.E.Br.
Synonyms^[1]
List Ceropegia hystrix (Hook.f.) Bruyns Ceropegia hystrix subsp. parvula (L.C.Leach) Bruyns Huernia appendiculata A.Berger Huernia hystrix var. parvula L.C.Leach Stapelia hystrix Hook.f.