Trichodiadema

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Trichodiadema
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Trichodiadema densum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Aizoaceae
Subfamily: Ruschioideae
Tribe: Ruschieae
Genus: Trichodiadema
Schwantes, 1926
Species

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Trichodiadema is a genus of succulent plants of the family Aizoaceae.

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The name "Trichodiadema" comes from the ancient Greek "τρῐχός" (hair, bristle) and "διαδεμα" (crown).

They come from Cape Province in South Africa.

Description

Trichodiadema are small, short-stemmed succulents with small, elongated, alternating sections measuring 8 mm long. They are grey and green.

At the apex of each alternating section is a ring of small bristles radiating around the center, that give the appearance of a cactus areola.

The flowers look like daisies, with red, pink or white petals, earning them the nickname "Desert Rose". Two species however, Trichodiadema aureum and Trichodiadema introrsum , have flowers that are yellow.

Cultivation

The plant requires sun exposure (although not too intense), and well-drained soil.

Propagation is by division of the clumps. Propagation by cuttings is difficult, because of the risk of rot.

Trichodiademum densum has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. [1] [2]

List of species

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Trichodiadema densum
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The flower

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<i>Trichodiadema marlothii</i> Species of succulent

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Trichodiadema intonsum is succulent plant of the genus Trichodiadema, native to the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.

<i>Trichodiadema mirabile</i> Species of succulent

Trichodiadema mirabile is succulent plant of the genus Trichodiadema, native to the Western Cape Province, South Africa, where it is known from the Laingsburg area and especially from south-facing slopes.

Trichodiadema burgeri is succulent plant of the genus Trichodiadema, native to the Western Cape Province, South Africa, where it is known from the Ladismith and Oudtshoorn regions, extending southwards towards Mossel Bay.

<i>Trichodiadema densum</i> Species of succulent

Trichodiadema densum is a succulent flowering plant in the fig-marigold family Aizoaceae, native to the Willowmore region of the Western Cape Province, South Africa.

Trichodiadema hallii is succulent plant of the genus Trichodiadema, native to the Ladismith and Calitzdorp areas of the Western Cape Province, South Africa.

<i>Trichodiadema barbatum</i> Species of plant

Trichodiadema barbatum is succulent plant of the genus Trichodiadema, native to the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.

<i>Trichodiadema introrsum</i> Species of succulent

Trichodiadema introrsum is succulent plant of the genus Trichodiadema, native to the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. It occurs in the vicinity of the towns of Bedford, Grahamstown and Kirkwood.

<i>Trichodiadema setuliferum</i> Species of succulent

Trichodiadema setuliferum is a succulent plant of the genus Trichodiadema, native to the Karoo regions of the Cape Provinces, South Africa.

References

  1. "Trichodiadema densum". Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
  2. "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 102. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  3. the most known sprecies. Stems lie on the ground. Silks are longer than those of other species.