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Glottiphyllum linguiforme
Also called Tonguey Tonguefig
Glottiphyllum linguiforme is a widespread species of succulent plant, of the family Aizoaceae, native to South Africa. It is the type species of the genus Glottiphyllum.
It is indigenous to the central part of the arid Little Karoo near the town of Oudtshoorn, Western Cape Province, South Africa. Here it co-occurs with the rare Glottiphyllum cruciatum and the widespread Glottiphyllum depressum. G.linguiforme usually grows on rocky, shale-based soils, in the shelter of bushes.
Fleshy Tonguefig · Tormented Tonguefig · Fig Marigold · Twisted Tonguefig · Pointy Tonguefig · Grand Tonguefig · Long Tonguefig · Glottiphyllum neilii · Glottiphyllum nelii · Glottiphyllum oligocarpum · Glottiphyllum peersii · Royal Tonguefig
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Glottiphyllum linguiforme 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.
