''Curio'' is a

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 plant in the family

Asteraceae The family Asteraceae, alternatively Compositae, consists of over 32,000 known species of flowering plants in over 1,900 genera within the order Asterales. Commonly referred to as the aster, daisy, composite, or sunflower family, Compositae ...

. 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'', meani ...

with long, striated leaves and discoid flower heads lacking

ray florets The family Asteraceae, alternatively Compositae, consists of over 32,000 known species of flowering plants in over 1,900 genera within the order Asterales. Commonly referred to as the aster, daisy, composite, or sunflower family, Compositae we ...

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 Morp ...

''.

Species

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

Curio articulatus ''Curio articulatus'', syn. ''Senecio articulatus'', which is also known as candle plant, pickle plant and hot dog cactus, is a deciduous succulent plant that is native to South Africa. Description The plant features bluish green or grey sausag ...

'' (''Kleinia articulata'') * '' Curio avasimontanus'' * '' Curio citriformis'' * '' Curio crassulifolius'' * '' Curio cuneifolius'' * '' Curio ficoides'' * '' Curio hallianus'' * '' Curio herreanus'' * '' Curio humbertii'' * '' Curio muirii'' * '' Curio ovoideus'' * '' Curio × peregrinus'' * '' Curio pondoensis'' * '' Curio radicans'' * '' Curio repens'' * '' Curio rowleyanus'' * '' Curio sulcicalyx'' * '' Curio talinoides''

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q5676387 Asteraceae genera