Derivation of specific name
provided by Flora of Zimbabwe
hystrix: spiny (like a porcupine), referring to the spiny, fleshy papillae, which cover the inner surface of the corolla.
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- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
- bibliographic citation
- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Huernia hystrix (Hook. f.) N.E. Br.
var. hystrix Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=146780
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- Mark Hyde
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- Bart Wursten
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- Petra Ballings
Description
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Succulent perennial, 3-7 cm tall, occurring in dry rocky scrub. Stems 9-13 mm in diameter, 5-angled, tubercles tipped with a hard tooth. Flowers 2.5-5 cm in diameter with spreading lobes, covered on the inside with fleshy pointed papillae.
- license
- cc-by-nc
- copyright
- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
- bibliographic citation
- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Huernia hystrix (Hook. f.) N.E. Br.
var. hystrix Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=146780
- author
- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
Worldwide distribution
provided by Flora of Zimbabwe
Eastern Cape, South Africa, southern Zimbabwe.
- license
- cc-by-nc
- copyright
- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
- bibliographic citation
- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Huernia hystrix (Hook. f.) N.E. Br.
var. hystrix Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=146780
- author
- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
