Trichodiadema occidentale
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| Trichodiadema occidentale | |
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| Trichodiadema occidentale growing near the town of Napier. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Aizoaceae |
| Genus: | Trichodiadema |
| Species: | T. occidentale |
| Binomial name | |
| Trichodiadema occidentale | |
Trichodiadema occidentale is succulent plant of the genus Trichodiadema, native to the Western Cape Province, South Africa, where it grows in rocky shale or limestone hills in the Overberg region, and especially in disturbed areas.
It occurs throughout the Overberg region, from Caledon in the west, south to Agulhas and Bredasdorp, and eastwards to Swellendam and Riversdale.
