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Cheiridopsis ponderosa is a small, densely clumping succulent subshrub from the Northern Cape of South Africa, with grey-green paired leaves and large yellow flowers in late winter to spring. It needs bright, dry conditions and very sparing water.
Cheiridopsis ponderosa is a species of succulent plant from South Africa.
Cheiridopsis ponderosa is endemic to the Northern Cape of South Africa. It grows on quartzite slopes and flats in the lower Richtersveld region, where it has been found growing on Skimmelberg, near Grasvlakte.
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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.
