Conophytum chrisolum
| Conophytum chrisolum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Aizoaceae |
| Genus: | Conophytum |
| Species: | C. chrisolum
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| Binomial name | |
| Conophytum chrisolum S.A.Hammer
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Conophytum chrisolum is a species of succulent plant in the family Aizoaceae. It is endemic to the Richtersveld region of North Cape Province, South Africa and may be the smallest free-living, land dwelling (non-aquatic) flowering plant, and certainly is the smallest succulent, measuring no more than 0.4 inch (10 mm) in height by less than 0.25 inch (6 mm)in width. It never branches or divides. It was only discovered in 1994 by botanical explorer Chris Rodgerson[1] The solitary flower, up to 0.8 inch (20 mm) in diameter, is wider than the plant.
References
- ^ Hammer, Steven (May–June 1997). "New Chrisogenic Species of Conophytum...etc". Cactus and Succulent Journal. 69 (3): 127.
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