Gibbaeum gibbosum (Gibbaeum gibbosum)
Description
Gibbaeum gibbosum is a compact perennial succulent that grows flat in the ground forming dense clumps up to 10-15 cm in diameter and 3-6 cm above the level of the soil surface. Unequal pairs of smooth deep green to yellowish green leaves (different in shape and size) look like sharks head, the old leaves form white sheaths around the bases of the leaf-pairs. The only known glabrous species with which this can be confused is Gibbaeum marlothii, from which the larger size and much more unequal leaves readily distinguish it. Leaves and flowers, respectively fruits are distributed all over the plants.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum:
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Caryophyllales
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Family: Aizoaceae
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Genus: Gibbaeum
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