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Frithia humilis

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Aizoaceae

Rank
  
Species

Order
  
Caryophyllales

Genus
  
Frithia

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Similar
  
Frithia, Frithia pulchra, Conophytum meyeri, Conophytum jucundum, Fenestraria

Frithia humilis is a species of plant in the Aizoaceae family. Frithia humilis is one of the few Aizoaceae growing endemic to the summer-rainfall region of South Africa. It is restricted to two provinces of South Africa: Gauteng and Mpumalanga. This small plant consists of a cluster of long, succulent leaves that stick out just above the sandy gravel, with a thickened underground rootstock. The leaves lose water and contract during drought, hiding underground and so preventing more water loss.

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Frithia humilis Wikipedia