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Curio acaulis

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Species of flowering plant

Curio acaulis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Curio
Species: C. acaulis
Binomial name
Curio acaulis
(L.f.) P.V.Heath (1997)
Synonyms
  • Cacalia acaulis L.f. (1782)
  • Curio acaulis var. burchellii (DC.) P.V.Heath (1997)
  • Curio acaulis var. ecklonis (DC.) P.V.Heath (1997)
  • Kleinia acaulis (L.f.) DC. (1838)
  • Kleinia acaulis var. burchellii DC. (1838)
  • Kleinia acaulis var. ecklonis DC. (1838)
  • Kleinia ecklonis Harv. (1865)
  • Senecio acaulis (L.f.) Sch.Bip. (1845)

Curio acaulis is a succulent plant of the family Asteraceae that is native to Namibia and the Cape Provinces of South Africa.

Description

It is similar in appearance to Curio repens, but its leaves are darker green and more elongated, and its flowers are bright yellow.

References

  1. ^ Curio acaulis (L.f.) P.V.Heath. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  2. Curio acaulis from World of Succulents
Taxon identifiers
Curio acaulis
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