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Lampranthus aduncus
A small, low-growing succulent shrub from the Western Cape of South Africa, native to fynbos near Cape Town, with bright flowers. It needs full sun and very well-drained soil, and rots if kept wet.
Lampranthus aduncus, commonly known as the bakoven brightfig, is a succulent belonging to the genus Lampranthus. The species is endemic to the Western Cape and occurs from the Gifberge to the Cape Peninsula. The plant forms part of the fynbos and is difficult to identify. It is threatened by crop cultivation and suburban development.
Golden Brightfig · Lampranthus bicolor · Lampranthus brownii · Cerise Brightfig · Redflush · Lampranthus coralliflorus · Runty Brightfig · Lampranthus dregeanus · Lampranthus dulcis · Clusterleaf Brightfig · Lampranthus esterhuyseniae · Sandveld Brightfig
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Lampranthus aduncus 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.
