Stapelia is a large genus of low-growing, spineless, stem succulent plants in the Apocynaceae family, predominantly from South Africa with a few from other parts of Africa.
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Stapelia schinzii is a spineless, stem succulent with attractive, star-shaped flowers with hairs along the edges of the petals. It forms…
Stapelia gettleffii is a stem succulent that grows in nature under trees and can spread horizontally up to 3.3 feet (1 m) in diameter. The…
Stapelia olivacea (African Starfish Flower) is a low-growing, spineless, stem succulent with small, darker maroon-red, almost flat flowers…
Stapelia similis (Similar Stapelia) forms clumps of erect stems that taper slightly towards their tips. The stems are up to 6 inches (15 cm) long…
Stapelia glanduliflora (Glandular Stapelia) is a succulent plant with fleshy, erect, four-angled stems that bear rows of tubercles. Each…
Stapelia hirsuta (African Starfish Flowers) is a succulent plant with subquadrangular stems and with flat, very hairy, dark-red flowers…
Stapelia leendertziae f. cristata (Crested Black Bells) is a fascinating succulent with dull green to reddish, fan-shaped stems that hung…
Stapelia leendertziae (Black Bells) is a succulent plant with long, erect, angular, dull green to reddish stems. It is most conspicuous…
Stapelia scitula (Small Starfish Flower) is a small succulent plant with slender, 4-angled, light green stems that grow up to 3 inches…
Stapelia flavopurpurea is a succulent that forms clumps of decumbent green stems that acquire a purple color when are exposed to full sun…