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Xerophyta scabrida

Family: Velloziaceae (Vellozi family)
Grows as: Shrub
Water: Drought tolerant
Native range: Angola to S. DR Congo
Climate: seasonally dry tropical

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Xerophyta scabrida is a plant species in the genus Xerophyta found in Africa. It is a poikilochlorophyllous plant which is desiccation tolerant.

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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Xerophyta scabrida by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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.

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