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Acrodon parvifolius
Botriver tiptoothfig is a low, mat-forming succulent shrub from the Western Cape of South Africa, recognised by its small, thin, triangular leaves and white or pink daisy-like flowers in late winter and spring. It needs full sun, very well-drained soil and little water, as is typical for mesembs.
Acrodon parvifolius, the Botriver tiptoothfig, is a species of mesemb from South Africa. This species, which grows close to the ground, can best be recognised by its small, thin leaves and its flowers, which form a dome in the middle.
This species is endemic to the Western Cape of South Africa. It gorws on clay soils around Hermarnus, particularly around riverbeds, and is also known from the edges of roads and shale remenents around Calendon and Botrivier. It grows near the sea in winter rainfall areas. It has an area of occuerence of less than 154 km2 (59 sq mi).
Common Tiptoothfig · Potberg Tiptoothfig · Malgas Tiptoothfig · Overberg Tiptoothfig · Tiptooth Figs
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Acrodon parvifolius by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
