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Trichodiadema hallii (Trichodiadema hallii)

Description

Small erect succulent shrub up to 6 cm tall.Stems: Compact,wiry,woody,not succulent,that produces short branches from the base and form dense bunch.Leaves: 1-1,5 cm long,green,thick,close-set,in four vertical rows,cylindrical,slender with few short white,flexible,spine-like projections that forming a delicate triple crown at the tip. Flowers: Abundant,opening only in sun on the morning,and closing in the afternoon,vivid violet-pink to magenta,up to 3 cm in diameter.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Caryophyllales

            • Family: Aizoaceae

              • Genus: Trichodiadema