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Photo of a big plant from Biolib.cz.

Author:  Carl Heinrich Schultz 1885
Family:  Asteraceae
Habitat:   Southern Africa
Soil:   Mix
Water:   Medium
Sun:   Maximum
Height:  30 Centimetres
Flower:   White
Propagate:   Seeds/Cuttings
Names:   Candle plant
Synonyms:  Kleinia articulata, Adrian Hardy Haworth 1812.
Baculellum articulatum, L.V.Ozerova & A.C.Timonin.
Cacalia acetosellifolia, Jacq. ex Steud.
Cacalia articularis,
Salisb.
Cacalia articulata,
L.f.
Cacalia laciniata,
Jacq.
Cacalia runcinata,
Lam.
Curio articulatus,
P.V.Heath.
Curio articulatus var. globosus,
P.V.Heath.
Curio articulatus f. variegatus,
P.V.Heath.
Senecio articulatus f. globosus,
H.Jacobsen.

This member of the Asteraceae family was described by Carl 'Bipontinus' Heinrich Schultz in 1885. It is found in Southern Africa, growing in well-drained soil with some water and lots of sun. The flower is white, and the plant can both be reproduced by seeds and cuttings. 

Found it at Lintsen with the name "Cesselio oxysteesia". Seen as a member of the Compositae family.