Orbea cooperi is a dwarf succulent that forms a dense clump of erect or ascending stems. The stems are green, marked with brown to purple …
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Epithet: cooperi
Derivation: Honors Thomas Cooper (1815-1913), an English botanist and explorer who collected plants in South Africa from 1859 to 1862. He was the father-in-law of Nicholas Edward Brown.
Pronunciation: koo-PER-ee
While the generic name must be unique, two or more genera often share the same specific epithet. Moreover, the same epithet can be used for subspecies, varieties, and forms within a species. Here is a list of plants that share this epithet.
Euphorbia cooperi (Bushveld Candelabra Tree) is a succulent tree with a stout, cylindrical trunk and branches that curve upwards and …
Haworthia cooperi var. doldii is a small succulent that forms rosettes of erect to spreading leaves with translucent tips and firm, white …
Aloe cooperi (Cooper's Aloe) is a stemless or short-stemmed succulent with erect, grass-like, distichous leaves, rarely spirally twisted …
Haworthia cooperi (Cooper's Haworthia) is a slow-growing succulent that forms clumps of stemless or short-stemmed rosettes of light green …
Delosperma cooperi (Purple Ice Plant) is a mat-forming succulent with trailing stems, needle-like leaves, and daisy-like flowers. It grows…