Malotigena | |
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Here given as Delosperma congestum | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Aizoaceae |
Subfamily: | Ruschioideae |
Tribe: | Ruschieae |
Genus: |
Malotigena Niederle [1] |
Species: | M. frantiskae-niederlovae
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Binomial name | |
Malotigena frantiskae-niederlovae Niederle
[1]
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Malotigena is a genus of flowering plants in the ice plant family Aizoaceae. It has only one currently accepted species, Malotigena frantiskae-niederlovae, native to Lesotho. [2] Growing up to 50 cm (20 in) broad and only 3 cm (1.2 in) high, it is a mat-forming evergreen succulent with brilliant yellow daisy-like flowers in summer. The foliage turns red in autumn. [3]
Its cultivar 'Gold Nugget' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. [3] Although hardy down to −10 °C (14 °F), it requires a sheltered spot in full sun, in acid or neutral pH soil, to thrive.
Synonyms Delosperma congestum 'Gold Nugget'
Malotigena | |
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Here given as Delosperma congestum | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Aizoaceae |
Subfamily: | Ruschioideae |
Tribe: | Ruschieae |
Genus: |
Malotigena Niederle [1] |
Species: | M. frantiskae-niederlovae
|
Binomial name | |
Malotigena frantiskae-niederlovae Niederle
[1]
|
Malotigena is a genus of flowering plants in the ice plant family Aizoaceae. It has only one currently accepted species, Malotigena frantiskae-niederlovae, native to Lesotho. [2] Growing up to 50 cm (20 in) broad and only 3 cm (1.2 in) high, it is a mat-forming evergreen succulent with brilliant yellow daisy-like flowers in summer. The foliage turns red in autumn. [3]
Its cultivar 'Gold Nugget' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. [3] Although hardy down to −10 °C (14 °F), it requires a sheltered spot in full sun, in acid or neutral pH soil, to thrive.
Synonyms Delosperma congestum 'Gold Nugget'