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Huernia hystrix subsp. hystrix A.Berger

Subspecies

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Characteristics

Stems 20-70 mm long; tubercles 4-8 mm long, usually tapering into sharp, yellow-tipped spike 2-3 mm long. Pedicel (20-)25-60 mm long. Corolla 30-50 mm diam.; inside densely covered with prominent papillae up to 3.5-5.5 mm long. Corona; outer lobes 0.5-1.0 mm long, ± rectangular, emarginate, cream often with maroon dots along margins; inner lobes greenish cream towards base, maroon speckled on cream towards abruptly expanded inverted foot-shaped smooth apex 1.5-2.0 mm long.
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Decumbent to erect succulent perennial herb. Stems 5-angled, strongly toothed along angles. Inner corona lobes much exceeding anthers, irregularly enlarged at apex, smooth, sometimes slightly pustulate or rugulose. Flowers buff-coloured to yellowish, marked with brown-red spots and lines.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Soil texture 7-8
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Distribution

Huernia hystrix subsp. hystrix world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77173312-1
WFO ID wfo-0001425914
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Synonyms

Huernia appendiculata Huernia hystrix subsp. hystrix
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