Biology:Gibbaeum heathii
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Aizoaceae |
| Genus: | Gibbaeum |
| Species: | G. heathii
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| Binomial name | |
| Gibbaeum heathii (N.E.Br.) L.Bolus
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Gibbaeum blackburnii L.Bolus | |
Gibbaeum heathii is a species of succulent plant in the genus Gibbaeum, endemic to South Africa .
Description
This is a small compact succulent, with rounded leaf-pairs that are covered in a fine down. It offsets and eventually can form a large clump. This highly variable species has a large number of different varieties.[1]
Distribution
This species is indigenous to an arid area of the Western Cape Province, South Africa , and specifically around the Little Karoo districts of Montagu, Ladismith and Swellendam, where it grows on hot open rocky plains. It favours loam among rocky quartz gravel.[2]
Cultivation
Gibbaeum heathii requires extremely well-drained loamy soil, and some protection from all-day full sun.
It is adapted for a very arid environment, and should receive only occasional water all year round.
References
- ↑ "Gibbaeum heathii". Llifle.com. http://www.llifle.com/Encyclopedia/SUCCULENTS/Family/Aizoaceae/17884/Gibbaeum_heathii. Retrieved 2015-07-02.
- ↑ "Gibbaeum". PlantZAfrica.com. http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantefg/gibbaeum.htm. Retrieved 2015-07-02.
Wikidata ☰ Q5879338 entry
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