Hoodia ruschii

Hoodia ruschii
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Apocynaceae
Subfamily:	Asclepiadoideae
Genus:	Hoodia
Species:	H. ruschii
Binomial name
	Hoodia ruschii; Dinter

Hoodia ruschii is a species of plant in the Apocynaceae family. It is endemic to Namibia.^[1] Its natural habitats are rocky areas and cold desert.

Description

H. ruschii reaches about 1/2 meter in height and has stout, grayish green stems covered in sharp, hard spines.^[2] It bears deep reddish-brown flowers which are medium-sized.^[2]

References

^ "Hoodia ruschii". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Hoodia in Namibia" (PDF). National Botanical Research Institute. Retrieved 18 July 2015.

Craven, P. (2004). "Hoodia ruschii". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004. IUCN: e.T46821A11083749. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T46821A11083749.en. Retrieved 19 December 2017.

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[1] "Hoodia ruschii". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 18 July 2015.

[:0-2] "Hoodia in Namibia" (PDF). National Botanical Research Institute. Retrieved 18 July 2015.

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