Cheiridopsis umbrosa
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| Cheiridopsis umbrosa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Aizoaceae |
| Genus: | Cheiridopsis |
| Species: | C. umbrosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Cheiridopsis umbrosa S.A.Hammer & Desmet | |
Cheiridopsis umbrosa is a succulent plant from South Africa.
This succulent subshrub becomes loosely clumped with age. It grows to be 3–8 cm (1.2–3.1 in) tall, with a diameter of 5–8 cm (2.0–3.1 in). The leaves are a pale greenish grey, but they start to tuen red by early summer and eventually die off, regrowing in the next rainy season.[1]
Long-stalked solitary flowers are present in August and September.[2] They are yellow in colour and produce a 10-locular fruit.[1]