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Withania riebeckii is a drought-tolerant shrub from the Socotra archipelago of Yemen, found in succulent shrubland and dry woodland. It needs a sunny, well-drained site and very little water.
Withania riebeckii is a species of plant in the family Solanaceae. It is endemic to the islands of Socotra and Samhah in Yemen's Socotra Archipelago. It is widespread in succulent shrubland and drought deciduous woodland from sea-level to 800 metres elevation.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Withania riebeckii 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.
