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Curio archeri
Curio archeri, syn. Senecio toxotis is a species of succulent plant in the family Asteraceae that is indigenous to the south-western Cape, South Africa.
From the article Curio archeri on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
A small, low-growing succulent, with rhizomes and a few short, erect stems, with the leaves concentrated at the tip of top of each stem. The leaves are blue-green, pruinose, and typically flattened laterally. Each side of the leaf blade has several translucent lines.
The flower capitulum has no ray florets, and appears at the tip of a slender, erect inflorescence.
Range & habitat
This species is indigenous to the south-western parts of the Western Cape Province, South Africa. It occurs in rocky areas, in the western Little Karoo, in the Robertson Karoo, and in the Overberg region. It is closely related to Curio citriformis, which occurs in the Little Karoo to the north, as well as to Curio crassulifolius and Curio repens (syn. Senecio serpens).
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 913202.