| Adromischus | |
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| Adromischus filicaulis subsp. marlothii | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Saxifragales |
| Family: | Crassulaceae |
| Subfamily: | Kalanchoideae |
| Genus: | Adromischus Lem. (1852) |
Adromischus is a genus of flowering plants. They are easily-propagated, leaf succulents from the family Crassulaceae, which are endemic to southern Africa. The name comes from the ancient Greek adros (=thick) and mischos (=stem). [1]
The species of Adromischus are divided into five sections, based on their shared characteristics and relationships: [2] [3]
Flowers bright green, tubular, with short, wide, triangular, recurved lobes. Anthers protrude from a flower tube. Indigenous mainly to the western, winter-rainfall regions of South Africa.
Grooved, tubular flowers, with ovate-triangular, recurved lobes that are undulated on the margins. Anthers protrude from flower tube. Indigenous to the arid, summer-rainfall interior of Southern Africa.
Grooved, funnel-shaped flowers with acuminate-triangular, widely spreading lobes, born on long stalks. Inflorescence branched. Usually spreading or stoloniferous plants.
Tubular flowers with elongated lanceolate-triangular lobes. Plants with short, compact, upright stems.
Pale or pubescent inflorescence with elongated, lanceolate-triangular lobes.
So-called Adromischus oviforme specimens are actually Adromischus filicaulis subsp. marlothii; Adromischus oviforme doesn't actually exist.
Adromischus marianiae is a species of succulent plants in the genus Adromischus belonging to the family Crassulaceae.
Grevillea scortechinii, commonly known as the black grevillea, is a shrub which is endemic to Queensland and New South Wales in Australia.
Astroloba is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asphodelaceae, subfamily Asphodeloideae, native to the Cape Province of South Africa.
Adromischus maculatus, the spotted adromischus or calico hearts, is a species of flowering plant in the family Crassulaceae, which is endemic to the Eastern Cape and Western Cape of South Africa.
Hibbertia fractiflexa is a species of flowering plant in the family Dilleniaceae and is endemic to the Northern Territory. It is a small, multi-stemmed shrub with hairy foliage, elliptic leaves, and yellow flowers arranged in leaf axils with sixteen to twenty-two stamens arranged in groups around the two carpels.
Dudleya cymosa subsp. paniculata, known by the common name Diablo Range dudleya, is a species of perennial succulent plant in the family Crassulaceae native to the Inner South Coast Range of California. It is characterized by pale yellowish flowers, oblong to oblanceolate leaves and a growth habit not limited to a single substrate. It is closely related to Dudleya abramsii subsp. setchellii.
Dudleya saxosasubsp. aloides is a species of perennial succulent plant in the family Crassulaceae known by the common names desert dudleya or desert savior. It is a rosette-forming species widely distributed throughout the Peninsular Ranges and desert mountains of California in the United States. It is characterized by bright-yellow or greenish-yellow flowers, and can be found in shaded crevices and slopes. Plants in western half of the range may grade into Dudleya lanceolata.
Dudleya cymosasubsp. cymosa is a species of succulent perennial plant in the family Crassulaceae native to California. It is the autonymous subspecies for Dudleya cymosa, and is known by the common name canyon liveforever. It is native to the California Coast Ranges, the Sierra Nevada and the Santa Monica Mountains. It is characterized by bright-yellow, orange or red flowers and broad, wide leaves. This plant is commonly found growing on rocky outcrops, talus slopes, and in shaded canyons.
Tylecodon paniculatus, also known as butter bush, butter tree, butterboom or rooisuikerblom (Afrikaans), is a species of succulent plant in the genus Tylecodon belonging to the family Crassulaceae.
Adromischus alstonii is a species of succulent plant from the family Crassulaceae. The species name is the namesake of Edward Garwood Alston, who was a plant enthusiast from Cape Province, South Africa. A. alstonii is endemic to the Succulent Karoo in the Northern Cape, South Africa.
Adromischus bicolor is a perennial, succulent plant in the Crassulaceae family. It is a member of the Adromischus section of the genus. The species name bicolor refers to the light, grey-green leaves spotted with purple to purple-green spots. It is endemic to the Succulent Karoo of western South Africa, as well as the Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Adromischus filicaulis subs. filicaulis is a perennial, succulent plant in the Crassulaceae family. It is a member of the Adromischus section of the genus. It is commonly called Brosplakkies in Afrikaans. There is one subspecies, Adromischus filicaulis subs. marlothii, which differ in physical features and distribution. Endemic to South Africa and Namibia.
Adromischus filicaulis subsp. marlothii is a perennial, succulent plant in the Crassulaceae family. It is a member of the Adromischus section of the genus. It is commonly called Brosplakkies in Afrikaans. It is a subspecies of Adromischus filicaulis. Endemic to South Africa and Namibia.
Adromischus hemisphaericus is a perennial, succulent plant in the Crassulaceae family. It is a member of the Adromischus section of the genus. It is commonly called Brosplakkies. It is endemic to the Western Cape, South Africa.
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