Curio corymbifer (DC.) Eggli is a plant in the Asteraceae family, order Asterales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Curio corymbifer (DC.) Eggli

Curio corymbifer (DC.) Eggli

Curio corymbifer is a branching succulent shrub native to dry rocky areas of southern Africa.

Family
Genus
Curio
Order
Asterales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Curio corymbifer (DC.) Eggli

This succulent shrub branches at its base, and can grow up to 2 meters tall, though it is typically smaller. It has thick, erect stems that are slightly flattened vertically. Its leaves cluster around the tips of branches; each leaf is slender, long, terete, tapering, and measures 60 mm by 5 mm. The leaves are blue-green due to a pale waxy coating, have a smooth texture, and each leaf bears visible longitudinal lines. In South Africa, this species grows in dry areas with rocky granite or shale soil, ranging from the southern Robertson Karoo northward along the western part of the country. It also occurs naturally in Namibia and Swaziland.

Photo: (c) Joachim Keller, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Joachim Keller · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Asterales Asteraceae Curio

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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