Frithia pulchra (Frithia pulchra)
Description
Frithia pulchra, fairy elephant’s feet is a species of flowering plant in the fig‑marigold family Aizoaceae, endemic to Gauteng Province, South Africa where it is classified as “Vulnerable” by the IUCN Red List. Its natural habitat is temperate grassland with high summer rainfall. A tiny stemless succulent growing to just 10 cm 3.9 in tall and 20 cm 7.9 in broad, it has bulbous oblong leaves with leaf windows at the tip; and magenta and white daisy-like flowers in winter.During periods of drought it has the ability to shrink beneath the soil surface, thus avoiding excessive dessication, but making it extremely difficult to find.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Caryophyllales
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Family: Aizoaceae
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Genus: Frithia
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