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Anacampseros retusa is a small, low-growing South African succulent with dark green, compact leaves and a thick caudex. It is grown in gritty, fast-draining soil and needs a dry, sunny spot with little water.
Anacampseros retusa is a species of succulent plant native to the Northern Cape and Western Cape Provinces of South Africa, as well as to Namibia.
An. retusa has a long, but narrow, distribution range. It occurs in southern Namibia and the western Namaqualand region of South Africa, as far south as the Ceres Karoo, and Worcester in the Robertson Karoo. It also extends slightly into the northern Overberg region.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Anacampseros retusa 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.
