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Karoosnow

Cleretum maughanii

Also called Hantam Sandfig, Karoo Snow

Karoosnow
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0

Karoosnow (Cleretum maughanii) is a small succulent in the ice-plant family, native to a restricted area of the Northern Cape and the Western Cape of South Africa. It is an annual or short-lived subshrub that suits dry, sunny, free-draining conditions.

Family
Aizoaceae (Ice-plant family)
Grows as
Annual, Succulent
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly and let the soil dry fully between waterings; avoid wet roots.
Soil
Gritty, fast-draining mix such as cactus or succulent compost with added grit or sand.
Temperature
10–30 °C; protect from frost.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
W. Cape Prov.
Climate
subtropical

About

Cleretum maughanii is a small annual plant in the family Aizoaceae and the species is endemic to the Northern Cape and occurs at Calvinia in a range of less than 200 km². The plant is not considered threatened.

Other Cleretum plants

Mini Sandfig · Livingstone Daisy · Roggeveld Sandfig · Bushmanland Sandfig · Salt sandfig · Fire Sandfig · Springbok Sandfig · Desert Weed Sandfig · Salad Sandfig · Kamiesberg Sandfig · Strangeleaf Sandfig · Red Sandfig

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cleretum maughanii 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.

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