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Cylindrophyllum calamiforme
A small, slow-growing South African succulent from the ice-plant family, native to the Eastern Cape. Grow it bright, dry, and well drained, with very little water.
Cylindrophyllum calamiforme is a small succulent plant belonging to the Aizoaceae family. The species is endemic to South Africa and occurs in the Eastern Cape. The range of the plant is relatively unknown (currently estimated at 4452 km2) and it may be threatened by shale gas extraction.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cylindrophyllum calamiforme 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.
