''Curio muirii'' is a
succulent 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 ...
that is native to
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring count ...
.
Description
A small subshrub growing in
shale
Shale is a fine-grained, clastic sedimentary rock formed from mud that is a mix of flakes of clay minerals (hydrous aluminium phyllosilicates, e.g. kaolin, Al2 Si2 O5( OH)4) and tiny fragments (silt-sized particles) of other minerals, especia ...
cliffs, it features hairless leaves that are pale green with blueish tones. The leaves are flat and ovate-shaped.
Senecio muirii leaves
by Operation Wildflower.org
References
muirii
Flora of Southern Africa
Garden plants of Southern Africa
Taxa named by Louisa Bolus
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