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Tylecodon similis (Toelken) Toelken  
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FamilyCRASSULACEAE
Genus speciesTylecodon similis (Toelken) Toelken 
BibliographyBothalia 12: 380 (1978)
Native Rangen. Cape Prov. to Namibia
Primary BiomeDesert or Dry Shrubland
Habitatshady rocks
Altitude50-1100m
Descriptionleaves various, crowded on apex of branchlets, flat to terete, glabrous, green, 3-15mm, flowers erect, pedicellate, corolla urceolate, 6-8mm
Size5-15cm
Colorpale yellow, whitish
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typesucculent subshrub
Cultivationshady, humous, rock crevices
alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade
Propagationseed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-24°C
cuttings after flowering
SynonymsCotyledon similis Toelken
Territory2 Africa
     27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, NAM Namibia)
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