Conophytum minutum

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Conophytum minutum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Aizoaceae
Genus: Conophytum
Species:
C. minutum
Binomial name
Conophytum minutum
Synonyms [3]
  • Conophytum sellatumTischer
  • Mesembryanthemum minutumHaw.
  • Mesembryanthemum thecatumN.E.Br.

Conophytum minutum, called the lesser dumpling, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Conophytum , native to the western Cape Provinces of South Africa. [3] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. [4]

Subtaxa

The following varieties are currently accepted: [3]

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References

  1. Young, A.J. (2022). "Conophytum minutum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2022: e.T202849645A202872432. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T202849645A202872432.en . Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  2. Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 71: 231 (1922)
  3. 1 2 3 "Conophytum minutum (Haw.) N.E.Br". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  4. "Conophytum minutum lesser dumpling". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 27 February 2021.