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Astroloba pentagona is a small, dense succulent from the western Little Karoo of South Africa, grown mainly as a collector's plant. It needs bright light, sharp drainage and a dry rest in winter.
Astroloba pentagona (="hallii" nom. nud.) is a small succulent plant of the genus Astroloba, restricted to an area of the western section of the Little Karoo, South Africa.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Astroloba pentagona 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.
