| Cheiridopsis umbrosa | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Aizoaceae |
| Genus: | Cheiridopsis |
| Species: | C. umbrosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Cheiridopsis umbrosa S.A.Hammer & Desmet | |
Cheiridopsis umbrosa is a succulent plant from South Africa.
This succulent subshrub becomes loosely clumped with age. It grows to be 3–8 cm (1.2–3.1 in) tall, with a diameter of 5–8 cm (2.0–3.1 in). The leaves are a pale greenish grey, but they start to tuen red by early summer and eventually die off, regrowing in the next rainy season. [1]
Long-stalked solitary flowers are present in August and September. [2] They are yellow in colour and produce a 10-locular fruit. [1]
This species is endemic to the Northern Cape of South Africa from Khurisberg to the east of Concordia. [3] It is most frequently found growing on damp, shaded gneiss crevices, although it can also rarely be found growing on exposed quartzite. [2]
Cheiridopsis umbrosa is considered to be of least concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute. [3]
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