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Family: AIZOACEAE 
 Nananthus aloides
 
 

Photo from Ortega Cactus.

  
Author:  Martin Heinrich Gustav Schwantes 1928
Family:  Aizoaceae
Habitat:  Southern Africa, Botswana
Soil:  Mix
Water:  Minimum
Sun:  Medium
Thickness:  4 centimetres
Height:  6 centimetres
Flower:  Yellow
Reproduction:  Seeds/Cuttings
Pop names:  -
Synonyms:  Mesembryanthemum aloides, Haw. Aloinopsis aloides,  Schwantes. Mesembryanthemum aloides Salm Dyck. Nananthus aloides var. latus L.Bolus. Nananthus wilmaniae,  L.Bolus
This member of the Aizoaceae family was given this name by Martin Heinrich Gustav Schwantes in 1928. It is found in South Africa and Botswana, growing in a well drained soil with little water and some sun. The caudex can grow to four centimetres or more, the whole plant to six centimetres. The flowers are big and yellow. The plant can be reproduced both by seeds and cuttings.