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Conophytum pellucidum
In bloom
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Aizoaceae
Genus:	Conophytum
Species:	C. pellucidum
Binomial name
Conophytum pellucidum Schwantes
Synonyms
List Conophytum areolatum Littlew. Conophytum elegans N.E.Br. Conophytum fenestratum Schwantes Conophytum pardicolor Tischer Conophytum pellucidum subsp. sterkstroomense G.F.Wagner Conophytum terricolor Tischer Lithops marlothii N.E.Br. Ophthalmophyllum marlothii (N.E.Br.) Schwantes

Conophytum pellucidum, called the transparent cone plant, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Conophytum, native to the western Cape Provinces of South Africa. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

Subtaxa

The following subspecies and varieties are currently accepted:

• Conophytum pellucidum subsp. cupreatum (Tischer) S.A.Hammer
• Conophytum pellucidum var. lilianum (Littlew.) S.A.Hammer
• Conophytum pellucidum var. neohallii S.A.Hammer
• Conophytum pellucidum subsp. saueri S.A.Hammer & Smale
• Conophytum pellucidum var. terrestre (Tischer) S.A.Hammer

References

1. Young, A.J. (2022). "Conophytum pellucidum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T202849722A202872447. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T202849722A202872447.en. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
2. Möller's Deutsche Gärtn.-Zeitung 42: 316 (1927)
3. ^ "Conophytum pellucidum Schwantes". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
4. "Conophytum pellucidum transparent cone plant". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 27 February 2021.

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