Huernia pillansii
Appearance
Huernia pillansii | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Apocynaceae |
Genus: | Huernia |
Species: | H. pillansii
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Binomial name | |
Huernia pillansii | |
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Huernia pillansii, called the cocklebur, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Huernia, native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa.[2] A succulent, it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit as a hothouse ornamental.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 35: 50 (1904)
- ^ a b "Huernia pillansii N.E.Br". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ "Huernia pillansii cocklebur". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 17 March 2021.