Kingdom Plantae Family Aizoaceae Rank Species | Order Caryophyllales Genus Conophytum | |
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Similar Conophytum ficiforme, Conophytum flavum, Conophytum minutum, Conophytum minimum, Conophytum obcordellum | ||
Conophytum truncatum is a small South African species of succulent plant of the genus Conophytum.
Distribution and habitat
The easternmost of all Conophytum species, C. truncatum is indigenous to the Little Karoo region, and its surrounds, in the southern Cape of South Africa. It ranges from near Montagu in the west, as far east as the Springbokvlakte.
They grow primarily in the winter, when rainfall swell them. After flowering, they go into dormancy through the summer, when they are covered in a dry papery sheath. They inhabit extremely well-drained soil, in spots protected by rocks or bushes.
It is closely related to several neighbouring species to the west: Conophytum minimum, Conophytum ficiforme of the Breede River Valley, white-flowered Conophytum joubertii, and purple-flowered Conophytum piluliforme of the Montagu area.