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Curio avasimontanus

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Curio avasimontanus
Scientific classification Edit this 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

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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

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  1. ^ Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDGW – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
  2. ^ Focke Albers (2002). Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants: Dicotyledons. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 36–. ISBN 978-3-540-41966-2.