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Orthopterum is a genus of small, clump-forming succulents from the ice-plant family (Aizoaceae) with thick, fleshy leaves and yellow flowers, native to South Africa's Cape Provinces. Grow it like other Cape succulents: bright light, sharp-draining soil, and water only when the soil is fully dry.
Orthopterum is a genus of succulent plant in the family Aizoaceae, subfamily Ruschioideae. It is a low, clump-forming plant with thick, fleshy leaves and yellow flowers. It is endemic to the Cape Provinces of South Africa.
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