Taxon

Argyroderma fissum

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Common name: Vingervygie, False stoneflower, Finger argyroderma
Family: Aizoaceae (Vygie)
Distribution: Western Cape
Habitat: White quartz pebbles in Knersvlakte in Namaqualand
IUCN Red list: Not evaluated
National red list: Least Concern
Life form: Succulent plant
Comments: A miniature clump-forming perennial succulent less than 20 cm in height. With age, it can reach 30 cm or more in diameter. It can form huge mats of bluish-green, finger-like leaves which are quite different from the silver-grey, split-egg leaves found in the rest of the genus. The flowers are solitary, magenta with a white centre, though yellow, pink, or red flowers also occur.
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Locations

  • 1: Arid House 1 • Accession: 1974-52/1 • Origin: South Africa • Provenance: Wild
  • 2: Arid House 1 • Accession: 1974-61/1 • Origin: South Africa • Provenance: Wild
  • 3: Arid House 1 • Accession: 1998-128/1 • Origin: South Africa • Provenance: Horticultural
  • 4: Arid House 1 • Accession: 1999-965/1 • Provenance: Unrecorded
  • 5: Arid House 1 • Accession: 2020-234 • Provenance: Unrecorded
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