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Conophytum wettsteinii

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Conophytum wettsteinii
At the University of California Botanical Garden
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Aizoaceae
Genus: Conophytum
Species:
C. wettsteinii
Binomial name
Conophytum wettsteinii
Synonyms[3]
  • Conophytum brevipes L.Bolus
  • Mesembryanthemum wettsteinii A.Berger

Conophytum wettsteinii is a species of flowering plant in the genus Conophytum, native to the northwest Cape Provinces of South Africa.[3] 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.[4] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[5]

Subtaxa

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The following subspecies are currently accepted:[3]

  • Conophytum wettsteinii subsp. fragile (Tischer) S.A.Hammer
  • Conophytum wettsteinii subsp. francoiseae S.A.Hammer
  • Conophytum wettsteinii subsp. ruschii (Schwantes) S.A.Hammer

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 71: 231 (1922)
  3. ^ a b c "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.
  4. ^ "Conophytum wettsteinii". www.llifle.com. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
  5. ^ "Conophytum wettsteinii". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 27 February 2021.