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Psammophora longifolia is a succulent subshrub in the ice-plant family (Aizoaceae), native to arid Namibia and northwestern South Africa. It is a rare species, and its known South African population has been lost to mining and overgrazing, so it is rarely grown and best sourced from reputable collections.
Psammophora longifolia is a succulent plant in the Aizoaceae family. The species is native to Namibia and South Africa. The only known subpopulation in South Africa, at Swartwater in the Richtersveld, has been destroyed by mining activity and the habitat has been devastated by overgrazing. There may be other undiscovered subpopulations remaining. In Namibia, the species occurs in the south.
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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.
