Tylecodon leucothrix
Species of Aloe
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Tylecodon leucothrix is a species of Tylecodon native to Eastern Little Karoo in South Africa. It was first described in Bothalia by Toelken in 1978.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Saxifragales |
| Family: | Crassulaceae |
| Genus: | Tylecodon |
| Species: | T. leucothrix |
| Binomial name | |
| Tylecodon leucothrix Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 79: 270 (2007)[1] | |
Flowers
Its flowers grow on a short stick, and are like many Tylecodon flowers. They have tubular flowers, usually white or pink, and the flowers have petals that bend outwards.[2]
Description of the plant
Tylecodon leucothrix is a caudiciform plant with fuzzy leaves. This plant goes dormant in the summer and has pentucles[check spelling] that are slightly sharp, likely to discourage herbivores.
