Author: | Hellmut R.
Toelken, 1978 |
Family: |
CRASSULACEAE |
Origin: |
Southern Namibia,
Western South Africa |
Soil: |
Grit
- Mix |
Water:
|
Minimum -
Medium |
Sun: |
Medium |
Thickness: |
5
Centimetres |
Height: |
12
Centimetres |
Flower:
|
Pale
Greenish-Yellow / Red |
Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
Names:
|
- |
Synonyms: |
Cotyledon similis, Hellmut R. Toelken.
(Cotyledon
woodii, Schönland & Baker f.???) |
This little member of the
Crassulaceae family was given this name by Hellmut R.
Toelken in 1978. It is found in the southern Namibia and western
South Africa, along Oranje
River, growing slowly in grit or other well drained soil with little
to some water and some sun in wintertime. The swollen root can grow
into five centimetres in diameter, the whole plant up to twelve
centimetres. The flowers are pale greenish yellow with tiny red
stripes.The genera name
is an anagram of Cotyledon; a closely-related genus. The
species name means 'similar'.
This is a
winter-grower. |