Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa
Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa
Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa
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Taxon
Graptopetalum paraguayense
Common name:
Ghost plant, Mother-of-pearl plant
Family:
Crassulaceae (Sedum)
Distribution:
Mexico
IUCN Red list:
Not evaluated
Comments:
Originally thought to be native to Paraguay, as the species name implies, was discovered on cactus plants imported to New York in 1904 and only later determined to be from Mexico (Tamaulipas), though no plants of the species have been rediscovered in the wild since.
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Locations
1:
Upper garden, rockeries
(Ur)
• Accession: 1999-477/1 • Provenance: Unrecorded
Area
Individual