| Carruanthus ringens | |
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| Carruanthus ringens in bloom | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Aizoaceae |
| Genus: | Carruanthus |
| Species: | C. ringens |
| Binomial name | |
| Carruanthus ringens (L.) Boom | |
Carruanthus ringens (syn. Carruanthus caninus) is one of only two species belonging to the genus Carruanthus (family Aizoaceae). It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
Carruanthus ringens, like Carruanthus peersi, is a species native to South Africa.
Carruanthus ringens grows to a height of 20 cm. This succulent is drought tolerant and grows best in soils of pH 6 and 8. If kept completely dry it will withstand mild frost. Like a number of other plants belonging to the Aizoaceae, the species has flowers which bear a superficial similarity to those of dandelions (species in the unrelated genus Taraxacum of the Asteraceae).
Gallery
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C. ringens single flower, viewed from above
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Plant in flower and fruit: note fig-like young fruit in foreground
References
- Carruanthus ringens PlantList, accessed August 2012
- "AGM Plants March 2020 © RHS – ORNAMENTAL" (PDF). rhs.org.uk. The Royal Horticultural Society. March 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
- Carruanthus, Succulent Guide, accessed August 2012
- ^ "Carruanthus caninus". plantdatabase.ie. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
Media related to Carruanthus ringens at Wikimedia Commons
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Carruanthus ringens | |
| Mesembryanthemum ringens | |