Stapelia hirsuta (African Starfish Flowers) is an attractive succulent that forms dense clumps of erect, greyish-green to green stems …
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Epithet: hirsuta
Meaning: Hirsute; hairy
Derivation: Feminine form of the Latin adjective "hirsutus"
Pronunciation: her-SOO-tuh
While the generic name must be unique, two or more genera often share the same specific epithet. The same epithet can also apply to subspecies, varieties, and forms within a species. Here is a list of plants that share this epithet.