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Malotigena

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Malotigena
Here given as Delosperma congestum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Aizoaceae
Subfamily: Ruschioideae
Tribe: Ruschieae
Genus: Malotigena
Niederle[1]
Species:
M. frantiskae-niederlovae
Binomial name
Malotigena frantiskae-niederlovae
Niederle[1]

Malotigena is a genus of flowering plants in the ice plant family Aizoaceae. It has only one currently accepted species, Malotigena frantiskae-niederlovae, native to Lesotho.[2] Growing up to 50 cm (20 in) broad and only 3 cm (1.2 in) high, it is a mat-forming evergreen succulent with brilliant yellow daisy-like flowers in summer. The foliage turns red in autumn.[3]

Its cultivar 'Gold Nugget' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3] Although hardy down to −10 °C (14 °F), it requires a sheltered spot in full sun, in acid or neutral pH soil, to thrive.

References

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  1. ^ a b Skalnickáruv rok 65: 35 (2012)
  2. ^ "Malotigena Niederle". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Malotigena frantiskae-niederlovae 'Gold Nugget' ice plant 'Gold Nugget'". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 5 September 2020. Synonyms Delosperma congestum 'Gold Nugget'