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Phiambolia incumbens is a rare, small succulent subshrub from the Aizoaceae (ice-plant) family, endemic to the south-western Cape in South Africa. It is seldom cultivated, and the key to growing it is to mimic its dry, sunny fynbos habitat with very sharp drainage.
Phiambolia incumbens is a small succulent plant that is part of the Aizoaceae family. The species is endemic to the Western Cape and occurs from Klawer to Clanwilliam and the Katbakkies Pass. There are three known subpopulations and the plant is part of the fynbos. The species is considered rare.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Phiambolia incumbens 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.
