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Conophytum uviforme (Haw.) N.E.Br.  
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FamilyAIZOACEAE
Genus speciesConophytum uviforme (Haw.) N.E.Br. 
BibliographyGard. Chron., ser. 3, 72: 54 (1922)
Native Rangew. Cape Prov.
Primary BiomeDesert or Dry Shrubland
Habitatrocks
Altitude200-1200m
Descriptionacaulescent, subglobular, sheaths densely imbricate, thick, obtuse, uppermost about equally long as pale green, distinctly punctate glomus, flowers prominent, tubular
Size2-4cm
Colorpurple
Bloomearly summer
Ca
Typesucculent subshrub
Cultivationsunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsConophytum clarum N.E.Br.
Conophytum colorans Lavis
Conophytum framesii Lavis ex L.Bolus
Conophytum fransiscii L.Bolus
Conophytum hillii L.Bolus
Conophytum julii Schwantes ex H.Jacobsen
Conophytum litorale L.Bolus
Conophytum meleagris L.Bolus
Conophytum pardivisum Tischler
Conophytum praeparvum N.E.Br.
Conophytum praeparvum var. roseum Lavis & L.Bolus
Conophytum prolongatum L.Bolus
Conophytum rooipanense L.Bolus
Conophytum stipitatum L.Bolus
Conophytum uviforme var. clarum (N.E.Br.) Rawe
Conophytum uviforme f. framesii (Lavis) Tischer
Conophytum uviforme var. litorale (L.Bolus) Rawe
Conophytum uviforme f. meleagris (L.Bolus) Tischer
Conophytum vanrhynsdorpense Schwantes
Mesembryanthemum uviforme Haw.
Territory2 Africa
     27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces)
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