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Overberg Tiptoothfig

Acrodon subulatus

Family
Aizoaceae (Ice-plant family)
Grows as
Shrub
Native range
SW. Cape Prov. (Caledon)
Climate
subtropical

About

Acrodon subulatus, the Overberg tiptoothfig, is a species of mesemb from South Africa.

Where it grows

This species is endemic to the Western Cape of South Africa, where it grows between Caledon and Stanford. It grows in Fynbos and Renosterveld areas on gravelly open patches that are shaded at times. This is a winter rainfall area.

Other Acrodon plants

Common Tiptoothfig · Potberg Tiptoothfig · Malgas Tiptoothfig · Botriver Tiptoothfig · Tiptooth Figs

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Acrodon subulatus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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.

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