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Khadia alticola
Stubby Rootfig is a rare, small succulent subshrub from the ice-plant family, found only in the highlands of South Africa. Grow it like other mesemb-type succulents: bright light and very sparing water.
Khadia alticola is a succulent plant that is part of the Aizoaceae family. The species is endemic to South Africa. It is found in KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga at the Steenkampsberg, Utrecht and Wakkerstroom. The plant is considered rare.
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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.
