''Conophytum wettsteinii'' is a species of flowering plant in the genus ''

Conophytum ''Conophytum'' is a genus of South African and Namibian succulent plants that belong to the family Aizoaceae. The name is derived from the Latin ''conus'' (cone) and Greek ''phytum'' (plant). The plants are also known as knopies (buttons in A ...

'', native to the northwest Cape Provinces of South Africa. It is known to grow in rocky regions, often associated with '' Crassula elegans''. ''C. wettsteinii'' is a small groundcover species, which appears stemless with fused leaf-pairs having a obconical shape. This plant relies on winter rains and is mainly dormant in summer months. Best growth occurs when drainage is available, and when only shaded during mid-summer. Propegation can occur through seeds or through cuttings from a full grown plant, where each cutting contains at least 1 head and a fraction of root. It has gained the

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Subtaxa

The following subspecies are currently accepted: *''Conophytum wettsteinii'' subsp. ''fragile'' (Tischer) S.A.Hammer *''Conophytum wettsteinii'' subsp. ''francoiseae'' S.A.Hammer *''Conophytum wettsteinii'' subsp. ''ruschii'' (Schwantes) S.A.Hammer

References

wettsteinii Endemic flora of the Cape Provinces Plants described in 1922 Taxa named by N. E. Brown Taxa named by Alwin Berger {{Aizoaceae-stub