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Carruanthus ringens

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Carruanthus ringens
Carruanthus ringens in bloom
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Aizoaceae
Genus: Carruanthus
Species:
C. ringens
Binomial name
Carruanthus ringens
(L.) Boom

Carruanthus ringens (syn. Carruanthus caninus) is one of only two species belonging to the genus Carruanthus (family Aizoaceae).[1] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[2]

Carruanthus ringens, like Carruanthus peersi, is a species native to South Africa.[3]

Carruanthus ringens grows to a height of 20 cm.[4] This succulent is drought tolerant and grows best in soils of pH 6 and 8. If kept completely dry it will withstand mild frost. Like a number of other plants belonging to the Aizoaceae, the species has flowers which bear a superficial similarity to those of dandelions (species in the unrelated genus Taraxacum of the Asteraceae).[4]

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References

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  1. ^ Carruanthus ringens PlantList, accessed August 2012
  2. ^ "AGM Plants March 2020 © RHS – ORNAMENTAL" (PDF). rhs.org.uk. The Royal Horticultural Society. March 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  3. ^ Carruanthus, Succulent Guide, accessed August 2012
  4. ^ a b "Carruanthus caninus". plantdatabase.ie. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2013.

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