| Curio avasimontanus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Curio |
| Species: | C. avasimontanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Curio avasimontanus (Dinter) P.V.Heath | |
Curio avasimontanus is a succulent plant in the family Asteraceae of the Curio genus that is native to Southern Africa, eastern Africa and Saudi Arabia.
Description
The plant has long, narrow stems that are pencil-like with a purple-green hue, and soft spines on their sides, in addition to orange coloured hawkweed-like flowers.
References
- Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDGW – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
- Focke Albers (2002). Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants: Dicotyledons. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 36–. ISBN 978-3-540-41966-2.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Curio avasimontanus | |
| Senecio avasimontanus | |