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Curio crassulifolius

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Curio crassulifolius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Curio
Species:
C. crassulifolius
Binomial name
Curio crassulifolius
P.V.Heath

Curio crassulifolius, also known as blue fingers, is a succulent in the family Asteraceae that is native to South Africa.[1]

Description

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Curio crassulifolius is related to both Curio talinoides and Curio repens, but is closer to C. repens. Leaves are round and short in shape, blue in colour but would have reddish and purplish tones.[2] Flowers are creamy white and sometimes yellow.[3]

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