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Gasteria brachyphylla
Also called Kleinkaroo Oxtongue, Short Oxtongue
Klein Karoo gasteria is a small, clumping South African succulent with shiny, strap-shaped leaves arranged in two opposite rows, bearing pink flowers in late winter to spring. It is grown as a tough, low-maintenance succulent that needs bright light and sharp drainage.
Gasteria brachyphylla, the Klein Karoo gasteria, is succulent plant native to the Western Cape, South Africa.
It occurs under shrubs in the Succulent Karoo vegetation of the Little Karoo in the Western Cape, South Africa. It is found as far west as Barrydale, and as far east as Uniondale.
Coast Oxtongue · Gasteria barbae · Bushveld Oxtongue · Suurberg Oxtongue · Gasteria bicolor · Gasteria camillae · Keeled Oxtongue · Natal Oxtongue · Robertson Oxtongue · Doreen’s Oxtongue · Ellaphie’s Oxtongue · Blade Oxtongue
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Gasteria brachyphylla 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.
