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Kamiesberg Sandfig

Cleretum patersonjonesii

Cleretum patersonjonesii is a small annual succulent from the Kamiesberg mountains of South Africa's Northern Cape, growing in fynbos. It is a rare, specialist species that is seldom cultivated, so care advice relies mainly on general knowledge of dry-climate Aizoaceae.

Family
Aizoaceae (Ice-plant family)
Grows as
Annual, Succulent
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly during its growing season and let the soil dry fully between waterings; avoid wet soil.
Soil
Fast-draining sandy or gritty mix with low organic content.
Temperature
Tolerates warm, dry days and cool nights typical of its habitat; protect from frost.
How easy
Hard
Native range
Northern Cape
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Cleretum patersonjonesii is a small annual plant in the family Aizoaceae and the species is endemic to the Northern Cape and occurs on the Kamiesberge where it is part of the fynbos.

Other Cleretum plants

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cleretum patersonjonesii 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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