| Curio avasimontanus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Curio |
| Species: | C. avasimontanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Curio avasimontanus (Dinter) P.V.Heath | |
Curio avasimontanus is a succulent plant in the family Asteraceae] of the Curio genus that is native to Southern Africa, eastern Africa and Saudi Arabia.[1]
Description
The plant has long, narrow stems that are pencil-like with a purple-green hue, and soft spines on their sides, in addition to orange coloured hawkweed-like flowers.[2]
References
- ↑ Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDGW – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
- ↑ Focke Albers (2002). Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants: Dicotyledons. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 36–. ISBN 978-3-540-41966-2.
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