''Curio'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

of flowering plant in the family

Asteraceae Asteraceae () is a large family (biology), family of flowering plants that consists of over 32,000 known species in over 1,900 genera within the Order (biology), order Asterales. The number of species in Asteraceae is rivaled only by the Orchi ...

. Plants in the genus are evergreen

succulents In botany, succulent plants, also known as succulents, are plants with parts that are thickened, fleshy, and engorged, usually to retain water in arid climates or soil conditions. The word ''succulent'' comes from the Latin word ''sucus'', meanin ...

with long, striated leaves and discoid flower heads lacking

ray florets Asteraceae () is a large family of flowering plants that consists of over 32,000 known species in over 1,900 genera within the order Asterales. The number of species in Asteraceae is rivaled only by the Orchidaceae, and which is the larger fa ...

Taxonomy

The genus was described by English botanist Paul V. Heath and published in ''Calyx'' 5(4): 136, 1997. It contains over 20 species, all of them formerly belonging to the genus ''

Senecio ''Senecio'' is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family (Asteraceae) that includes ragworts and groundsels. Variously circumscribed taxonomically, the genus ''Senecio'' is one of the largest genera of flowering plants. Description Mo ...

''.

Species

* '' Curio acaulis'' * '' Curio archeri'' * ''

Curio articulatus ''Curio articulatus'', syn. ''Senecio articulatus'' and ''Baculellum articulatum'', which is also known as candle plant, pickle plant and hot dog cactus, is a deciduous succulent plant that is native to South Africa. Its nicknames are derived fro ...

'' (''Kleinia articulata'') * '' Curio avasimontanus'' * '' Curio citriformis'' * '' Curio corymbifer'' * '' Curio crassulifolius'' * '' Curio cuneifolius'' * '' Curio ficoides'' * '' Curio hallianus'' * '' Curio herreanus'' * '' Curio humbertii'' * '' Curio muirii'' * '' Curio ovoideus'' * ''

Curio × peregrinus ''Curio × peregrinus'',''Curio'' × ''peregrinus''
(G.Kunkel) P.V.Heath, Calyx 6(2): 54 (1999) (

'' * '' Curio pondoensis'' * '' Curio radicans'' * '' Curio repens'' * ''

Curio rowleyanus ''Curio rowleyanus'', syn. ''Senecio rowleyanus'', is a flowering plant in the daisy family Asteraceae. It is a creeping, perennial, succulent vine native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa. In its natural environment its stems trail on the ...

'' * '' Curio sulcicalyx'' * '' Curio talinoides''

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q5676387 Asteraceae genera