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Gibbaeum heathii
Also called Babybum Humpfig
Gibbaeum heathii is a species of succulent plant in the genus Gibbaeum, endemic to South Africa.
Gibbaeum heathii requires extremely well-drained loamy soil, and some protection from all-day full sun.
It is adapted for a very arid environment, and should receive only occasional water all year round.
This species is indigenous to an arid area of the Western Cape Province, South Africa, and specifically around the Little Karoo districts of Montagu, Ladismith and Swellendam, where it grows on hot open rocky plains. It favours loam among rocky quartz gravel.
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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.
