Frithia humilis
| Frithia humilis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Aizoaceae |
| Genus: | Frithia |
| Species: | F. humilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Frithia humilis Burgoyne | |
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.
References
South African National Biodiversity Institute, South Africa.
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