Carruanthus
Appearance
Carruanthus | |
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Carruanthus ringens | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Aizoaceae |
Subfamily: | Ruschioideae |
Tribe: | Ruschieae |
Genus: | Carruanthus (Schwantes) Schwantes |
Carruanthus is a very small genus of only two species of flowering plants belonging to the ice plant family Aizoaceae.[1]
Carruanthus ringens and Carruanthus peersi are species native to South Africa.[2]
Species
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C. ringens foliage
References
[edit]- ^ Carruanthus PlantList, accessed August 2012
- ^ Carroanthus, Succulent Guide, accessed August 2012
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