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Monilaria scutata
Monilaria scutata is a small, grey-green, branching succulent subshrub from the ice-plant family, native to the dry Northern Cape of South Africa. It thrives with full sun, very sparse watering and sharp drainage.
Monilaria scutata is a succulent plant that is part of the Aizoaceae family. The species is endemic to South Africa and occurs in the Northern Cape.
The species has two subspecies:
Chasmatophyllum maninum · Humbug Vygies · Pipecleaner Pearlfig · Necklace Pearlfig · Bunny Ear Pearlfig · Pea Pearlfig · Namibia cinerea · Rhombophyllum rhomboideum
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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.
