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Hoodia alstonii is a spiny, pale grey succulent shrub from the arid rocky deserts of Namibia and South Africa's Northern Cape, known locally as ghaap. It is grown in dry, airy conditions with water kept mainly to the growing season, since root rot is its main risk.
Hoodia alstonii is a succulent plant native to Namibia and the Cape Province of South Africa. H. alstonii is also known commonly as ghaap, an Afrikaans name. It tends to grow in rocky, desert areas.
Hoodia alstonii is considered easy to grow, but needs plenty of fresh air and should be watered mainly during its growing season. It is prone to root rot. It prefers warm temperatures, though it is occasionally hardy to 0 °C (32 °F).
Hoodia alstonii has been harvested in the wild as a food source.
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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.
