''Carruanthus peersii'' is from the ''Carruanthus''
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
of flowering plants from the ice plant family
Aizoaceae
The Aizoaceae, or fig-marigold family, is a large family of dicotyledonous flowering plants containing 135 genera and about 1800 species. They are commonly known as ice plants or carpet weeds. They are often called vygies in South Africa and New ...
.
''Carruanthus peersii'', like ''
Carruanthus ringens
''Carruanthus ringens'' (syn. ''Carruanthus caninus'') is from the ''Carruanthus'' genus of flowering plants from the ice plant family Aizoaceae. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
''Carruanthus ringens'', lik ...
'', is a species native to South Africa.
''Carruanthus peersii'' has green toothed leaves and yellow flowers. The succulent is hardy down to -5 Celius and can stand a variety of lighting conditions.
Carruanthus peersii
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peersii
Taxa named by Louisa Bolus