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Conophytum stephanii

Conophytum stephanii
Photo: Etwin Aslander, CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Aizoaceae (Ice-plant family)
Grows as
Succulent
Native range
W. Cape Prov.
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Conophytum stephanii is a small South African species of Conophytum succulents named after German plant collector Paul Stephan, who tended the succulent collection at the Hamburg Botanic Garden in Hamburg, Germany. The plant was first described by Dr. Schwantes in 1929 and published in "Die Gartenwelt" 33:25.

Where it grows

Conophytum stephanii grows in Namaqualand, South Africa, mainly between the towns of Steinkopf and Port Nolloth. Two subspecies are currently recognized: ssp. stephanii and ssp. helmutii.

Other Conophytum plants

Cone plant · Conophytum breve · Conophytum burgeri · Coneplants · Conophytum chrisolum · Button plants · Conophytum flavum · Conophytum hammeri · Jolly Buttons · Conophytum longum · Conophytum minimum · Mini Buttons

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Conophytum stephanii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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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