Huernia saudi-arabica is a small succulent with 5-angled, soft-toothed, grey-green stems with red mottling. The stems are up to 3 inches…
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The genus Huernia consists of stem succulents from Eastern and Southern Africa, first described as a genus in 1810. The name is in honor of Justin Heurnius (1587–1652) a Dutch missionary who is reputed to have been the first collector of South African Cape plants.
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Huernia hystrix (Porcupine Huernia) is a small succulent with 5-angled erect to prostrate stems with spaced swollen tubercles along the…
Huernia guttata subsp. calitzdorpensis is a succulent plant with erect stems that branch at the base to form a clump. It is distinguished…
Huernia aspera is a small succulent with creeping stems and tiny dark purple bell-shaped flowers. The stems are sparsely branched…
Huernia verekeri is a succulent plant with fleshy, green to purplish-green, 5- to 7-angled stems with vertical ridges of soft, long…
Huernia humilis is a small compact succulent with beautiful flowers highlighted by dramatic colors, with a fleshy, rose, donut-shaped…
Huernia schneideriana (Red Dragon Flower) is an attractive succulent with erect, glaucous-green, 6- to 7-angled, and strongly toothed…
Huernia procumbens is an intriguing succulent with sinuous, reptile-like stems that trail close to the ground, occasionally lifting their…
Huernia brevirostris is a low-growing succulent closely related to Huernia thureti. The stems are erect, glaucous green, crowded in fairly…
Huernia oculata is a dwarf succulent with strongly toothed stems and unusual flowers. The stems are stout, slender, erect or somewhat…