Carruanthus ringens (syn. Carruanthus caninus) is a species of flowering plant in family Aizoaceae, one of only two species belonging to the genus Carruanthus.[3] It is a succulent subshrub native to the southern and south-central Western Cape Province of South Africa.[1][2]
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Aizoaceae |
| Genus: | Carruanthus |
| Species: | C. ringens |
| Binomial name | |
| Carruanthus ringens | |
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It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[4]
Carruanthus ringens grows to a height of 20 cm.[5] 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).[5]
The species was first described as Mesembryanthemum ringens by Carl Linnaeus in 1753. In 1959 Boudewijn Karel Boom placed the species in genus Carruanthus as C. ringens.[2]
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C. ringens single flower, viewed from above
Plant in flower and fruit: note fig-like young fruit in foreground
References
edit- 1 2 Burgoyne, P.M. "Carruanthus ringens (L.) Boom". Red List of South African Plants. South African National Biodiversity Institute. Retrieved 8 June 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Carruanthus ringens (L.) Boom". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 8 June 2026.
- ↑ Carruanthus, Succulent Guide, accessed August 2012
- ↑ "AGM Plants March 2020 © RHS – ORNAMENTAL" (PDF). rhs.org.uk. The Royal Horticultural Society. March 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
- 1 2 "Carruanthus caninus". plantdatabase.ie. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
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