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Anacampseros albissima

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Anacampseros albissima
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Anacampserotaceae
Genus: Anacampseros
Species:
A. albissima
Binomial name
Anacampseros albissima
Marloth

Anacampseros albissima is a species of succulent plant native to the Karoo desert of South Africa.[1] Its common name in Afrikaans, skilpadkos, means 'tortoise food'.

References

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  1. ^ Cunningham, P. L.; Simang, A. (August 2008). "Ecology of the Bushmanland Tent Tortoise (Psammobates tentorius verroxii) in Southern Namibia". Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 7 (1): 119–124. doi:10.2744/CCB-0656.1. ISSN 1071-8443.