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Machairophyllum
Machairophyllum is a small genus of succulent ice-plants (family Aizoaceae) with four species native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa. Grow them like other lithops-type or mesemb succulents: bright light, sharp drainage and very little water.
Machairophyllum is a genus of plants in the family Aizoaceae. It includes four species native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa.
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