Curio ficoides (Big Blue Chalk Sticks), formerly known as Senecio ficoides, is a succulent shrub with fleshy, brittle branches that arch…
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Meaning: Resembling a fig or Ficus, derives from the Latin noun "ficus," meaning "fig," and the Latin suffix "-oides," meaning "having the appearance of"
Pronunciation: fy-KOY-deez
There are often several genera that have the same specific epithet. The same epithet can also be used within a species, for subspecies, varieties, and forms.
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