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Dry fruit from Rosh Pinah.

Author: Hellmut R. Toelken, 1978
Family:  CRASSULACEAE
Origin:  Southern Namibia, Northern Namaqualand, Northern Cape; South Africa
Soil:  Mix
Water:  Medium
Sun:  Maximum
Thickness:  10 Centimetres
Height:  40 Centimetres
Flower:  Brownish-Yellow / Green
Propagate:  Seeds/Cuttings
Names:  -
Synonyms:  Cotyledon hallii Friedrich Karl Georg Fedde, 1904

This member of the
Crassulaceae family was given this name by Hellmut R. Toelken in 1978. It is found in southern Namibia, northern Namaqualand and Northern Cape in South Africa, growing in a well drained soil with some water and lots of sun. The caudex will grow up to ten centimetres in diameter, the whole plant up to 40 centimetres height. The flowers are yellow and green.

The genera name is an anagram of Cotyledon; a closely-related genus. The species name after Harry Hall,1906-1986, a British-born horticulturist, botanist and succulent plant authority.


Almost green plant from Alexanderbaiil, South Africa.


Oranje River, Namibia.