Conophytum breve | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Aizoaceae |
Genus: | Conophytum |
Species: | C. breve |
Binomial name | |
Conophytum breve |
Conophytum breve is a small South African species of succulent plant of the genus Conophytum.
Conophytum breve has small, smooth, rounded heads, and offsets to form irregular clumps. The epidermis is a chalky grey to glaucous green, without any spots or markings. It resembles very closely its relative Conophytum calculus , but is much smaller and forms more uneven clusters.
It is closely related to Conophytum pageae , with which it is often conflated. However C. breve is smaller, with more rounded heads and a more grey-green colour. It is also related to the larger species Conophytum calculus (which is much larger) and to Conophytum stevens-jonesianum (which is covered with spots).
This species is indigenous to the Namaqualand, in the far west of the Northern Cape Province, South Africa.