Conophytum wettsteinii | |
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At the University of California Botanical Garden | |
Conservation status | |
Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Aizoaceae |
Genus: | Conophytum |
Species: | C. wettsteinii |
Binomial name | |
Conophytum wettsteinii (A.Berger) N.E.Br. | |
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Conophytum wettsteinii is a species of flowering plant in the genus Conophytum, native to the northwest Cape Provinces of South Africa. It is known to grow in rocky regions, often associated with Crassula elegans. C. wettsteinii is a small groundcover species, which appears stemless with fused leaf-pairs having a obconical shape. This plant relies on winter rains and is mainly dormant in summer months. Best growth occurs when drainage is available, and when only shaded during mid-summer. Propegation can occur through seeds or through cuttings from a full grown plant, where each cutting contains at least 1 head and a fraction of root. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
Subtaxa
The following subspecies are currently accepted:
- Conophytum wettsteinii subsp. fragile (Tischer) S.A.Hammer
- Conophytum wettsteinii subsp. francoiseae S.A.Hammer
- Conophytum wettsteinii subsp. ruschii (Schwantes) S.A.Hammer
References
- Young, A.J. (2022). "Conophytum wettsteinii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T202850178A202850180. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T202850178A202850180.en. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 71: 231 (1922)
- ^ "Conophytum wettsteinii (A.Berger) N.E.Br". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
- "Conophytum wettsteinii". www.llifle.com. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
- "Conophytum wettsteinii". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Conophytum wettsteinii |
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Mesembryanthemum wettsteinii |
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