Conophytum minutum
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Aizoaceae |
Genus: | Conophytum |
Species: | C. minutum
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Binomial name | |
Conophytum minutum | |
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Conophytum minutum, called the lesser dumpling, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Conophytum, native to the western Cape Provinces of South Africa.[3] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[4]
Subtaxa
[edit]The following varieties are currently accepted:[3]
- Conophytum minutum var. lisabeliae S.A.Hammer
References
[edit]- ^ Young, A.J. (2022). "Conophytum minutum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T202849645A202872432. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T202849645A202872432.en. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 71: 231 (1922)
- ^ a b c "Conophytum minutum (Haw.) N.E.Br". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
- ^ "Conophytum minutum lesser dumpling". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 27 February 2021.