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Curio sulcicalyx

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Species of flowering plant

Curio sulcicalyx
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Curio
Species: C. sulcicalyx
Binomial name
Curio sulcicalyx
(N.E.Br.) P.V.Heath (1999)

Curio sulcicalyx is a small succulent plant in the family Asteraceae that is native to Namibia and the Cape Provinces of South Africa.

Description

It is only 4 inches (10cm) tall and has tuberous roots, with dark green leaves that would have short white hairs. Flowers are white to mauve and may be yellow, which appear in spring.

References

  1. Curio sulcicalyx (N.E.Br.) P V.Heath (accepted name) Category of Life: Curio sulcicalyx
  2. Curio sulcicalyx World of Succulents
Taxon identifiers
Curio sulcicalyx
Senecio sulcicalyx
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