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Family: AIZOACEAE 
 Sphalmanthus resurgens
 

Photo from: Succulents and Caudiciforms 

   
Author:  Harriet Margaret Louisa Bolus 1964
Family:  Aizoaceae
Habitat:  Southern Africa
Soil:  Grit
Water:  Minimum
Sun:  Medium
Thickness:  10 centimetres
Height:  20 centimetres
Flower:  Yellow
Reproduction:  Seeds/Cuttings
Pop names:  -
Synonyms:  Mesembryanthemum resurgens Kensit 1910. Phyllobolus lesliei N.E.Br. Phyllobolus pearsonii N.E.Br. Phyllobolus pubicalyx N.E.Br. Aridaria resurgens,  L.Bolus. Sphalmanthus micans L.Bolus. Might now be: Phyllobolus resurgens, Schwantes 1928
This member of the Aizoaceae family is given this name by Harriet Margaret Louisa Bolus in 1964. It's found in Southern Africa, where it grows in grit with little water and quiet some sun. The swollen stem can grow to ten centimetres in diameter, the plant up to 20 centimetres in height. The flowers are yellow, and the plant can be reproduced both by cuttings and seeds.

This is a winter grower.