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Family: PORTULACACEAE 

 Anacampseros comptonii
 
 

Photo from Valery A. Zlotin

  
Author:  Neville Stuart Pillans 1927
Family:  Portulacaceae
Habitat:  Southern Africa
Soil:  Grit
Water:  Minimum
Sun:  Maximum
Thickness:  2 centimetres
Height:  6 centimetres
Flower:  Pale Pink
Reproduction:  Seeds/Leaf
Pop names:  -
Synonyms:  -
This member of the Portulacaceae family was described by Neville Stuart Pillans in 1927. It is found in Southern Africa, growing in grit with little water and lots of sun. The caudex can grow up to two centimetres in diameter, the whole plant up to six centimetre. The flowers are pale pink.