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''Adromischus'' is a
Flowers bright green, tubular, with short, wide, triangular, recurved lobes. Anthers protrude from a flower tube. Indigenous mainly to the western, winter-rainfall regions of South Africa.
* '' Adromischus alstonii''
* '' Adromischus bicolor''
* '' Adromischus filicaulis''
** ''Adromischus filicaulis'' subsp. ''marlothii''
* '' Adromischus hemisphaericus''
* '' Adromischus liebenbergii''
** ''Adromischus liebenbergii'' subsp. ''orientalis''
* '' Adromischus montium-klinghardtii''
* '' Adromischus roanianus''
* ''
Tubular flowers with elongated lanceolate-triangular lobes. Plants with short, compact, upright stems.
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Pale or pubescent inflorescence with elongated, lanceolate-triangular lobes.
* '' Adromischus cooperi''
* '' Adromischus cristatus''
** ''Adromischus cristatus'' var. ''clavifolius''
** ''Adromischus cristatus'' var. ''mzimvubuensis''
** ''Adromischus cristatus'' var. ''schonlandii''
** ''Adromischus cristatus'' var. ''zeyheri''
* '' Adromischus leucophyllus''
* '' Adromischus marianiae''
** ''Adromischus marianiae'' var. ''hallii''
** ''Adromischus marianiae'' var. ''immaculatus''
** ''Adromischus marianiae'' var. ''kubusensis''
** ''Adromischus marianiae'' 'Alveolatus'
** ''Adromischus marianiae'' 'Antidorcatum'
** ''Adromischus marianiae'' 'Bryan Makin'
** ''Adromischus marianiae'' 'Herrei'
** ''Adromischus marianiae'' 'Little Spheroid'
** ''Adromischus marianiae'' 'Red Mutation'
** ''Adromischus marianiae'' 'Tanqua'
*'' Adromischus subviridis''
So-called '' Adromischus oviforme'' specimens are actually ''Adromischus filicaulis'' subsp. ''marlothii''; ''Adromischus oviforme'' doesn't actually exist.
File:Adromischus hemisphaericus (6198205884).jpg, ''Adromischus hemisphaericus''
File:Touwsrivier - Adromischus sp.jpg, ''Adromischus filicaulis''
File:Adromischus liebenbergii IMG 2258.jpg, ''Adromischus liebenbergii''
File:Adromischus caryophyllaceus 02.jpg, ''Adromischus caryophyllaceus''
File:Adromischus leucophyllus 01.jpg, ''Adromischus leucophyllus''
File:Adromischus subdistichus 01.jpg, ''Adromischus subdistichus''
File:Adromischus humilis 01.jpg, ''Adromischus humilis''
File:Adromischus festivus.jpg, ''Adromischus cooperi'' (''festivus'')
File:Adromischus marianiae alveolatus.jpg, ''Adromischus marianiae'' 'Aveolatus'
genus
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of flowering plant
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s. They are easily-propagated, leaf succulents
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from the family Crassulaceae
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, which are endemic
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to southern Africa. The name comes from the ancient Greek ''adros'' (=thick) and ''mischos'' (=stem).
Species
The species of ''Adromischus'' are divided into fivesections
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, based on their shared characteristics and relationships:
Section 1 (Adromischus)
Flowers bright green, tubular, with short, wide, triangular, recurved lobes. Anthers protrude from a flower tube. Indigenous mainly to the western, winter-rainfall regions of South Africa.
* '' Adromischus alstonii''
* '' Adromischus bicolor''
* '' Adromischus filicaulis''
** ''Adromischus filicaulis'' subsp. ''marlothii''
* '' Adromischus hemisphaericus''
* '' Adromischus liebenbergii''
** ''Adromischus liebenbergii'' subsp. ''orientalis''
* '' Adromischus montium-klinghardtii''
* '' Adromischus roanianus''
* ''Adromischus subdistichus
''Adromischus'' is a genus of flowering plants. They are easily-propagated, leaf succulents from the family Crassulaceae, which are endemic to southern Africa. The name comes from the ancient Greek ''adros'' (=thick) and ''mischos'' (=stem).
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Section 2 (Boreali)
Grooved, tubular flowers, with ovate-triangular, recurved lobes that are undulated on the margins. Anthers protrude from flower tube. Indigenous to the arid, summer-rainfall interior of Southern Africa. * '' Adromischus schuldtianus'' ** ''Adromischus schuldtianus'' subs. ''juttae'' ** ''Adromischus schuldtianus'' subs. ''brandbergensis'' * '' Adromischus trigynus'' * '' Adromischus umbraticola'' ** ''Adromischus umbraticola'' subs. ''ramosus''Section 3 (Brevipedunculati)
Grooved, funnel-shaped flowers with acuminate-triangular, widely spreading lobes, born on long stalks. Inflorescence branched. Usually spreading or stoloniferous plants. * '' Adromischus caryophyllaceus'' * '' Adromischus diabolicus'' * '' Adromischus fallax'' * '' Adromischus humilis'' * ''Adromischus nanus
''Adromischus'' is a genus of flowering plants. They are easily-propagated, leaf succulents from the family Crassulaceae, which are endemic to southern Africa. The name comes from the ancient Greek ''adros'' (=thick) and ''mischos'' (=stem).
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* ''Adromischus phillipsiae
''Adromischus'' is a genus of flowering plants. They are easily-propagated, leaf succulents from the family Crassulaceae, which are endemic to southern Africa. The name comes from the ancient Greek ''adros'' (=thick) and ''mischos'' (=stem).
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Section 4 (Incisilobati)
Tubular flowers with elongated lanceolate-triangular lobes. Plants with short, compact, upright stems.
* ''Adromischus halesowensis
''Adromischus'' is a genus of flowering plants. They are easily-propagated, leaf succulents from the family Crassulaceae, which are endemic to southern Africa. The name comes from the ancient Greek ''adros'' (=thick) and ''mischos'' (=stem).
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* ''Adromischus inamoenus
''Adromischus'' is a genus of flowering plants. They are easily-propagated, leaf succulents from the family Crassulaceae, which are endemism, endemic to southern Africa. The name comes from the ancient Greek ''adros'' (=thick) and ''mischos'' (= ...
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* '' Adromischus maculatus''
* '' Adromischus mammilaris''
* '' Adromischus maximus''
* '' Adromischus sphenophyllus''
* '' Adromischus triflorus''
Section 5 (Longipedunculati)
Pale or pubescent inflorescence with elongated, lanceolate-triangular lobes.
* '' Adromischus cooperi''
* '' Adromischus cristatus''
** ''Adromischus cristatus'' var. ''clavifolius''
** ''Adromischus cristatus'' var. ''mzimvubuensis''
** ''Adromischus cristatus'' var. ''schonlandii''
** ''Adromischus cristatus'' var. ''zeyheri''
* '' Adromischus leucophyllus''
* '' Adromischus marianiae''
** ''Adromischus marianiae'' var. ''hallii''
** ''Adromischus marianiae'' var. ''immaculatus''
** ''Adromischus marianiae'' var. ''kubusensis''
** ''Adromischus marianiae'' 'Alveolatus'
** ''Adromischus marianiae'' 'Antidorcatum'
** ''Adromischus marianiae'' 'Bryan Makin'
** ''Adromischus marianiae'' 'Herrei'
** ''Adromischus marianiae'' 'Little Spheroid'
** ''Adromischus marianiae'' 'Red Mutation'
** ''Adromischus marianiae'' 'Tanqua'
*'' Adromischus subviridis''
So-called '' Adromischus oviforme'' specimens are actually ''Adromischus filicaulis'' subsp. ''marlothii''; ''Adromischus oviforme'' doesn't actually exist.
Species gallery
References
External links
* * {{Taxonbar, from=Q310619 Crassulaceae genera