Gasteria maculata
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| Gasteria maculata | |
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| Gasteria maculata at the Orto Botanico dell'Università di Genova | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Xanthorrhoeaceae |
| Subfamily: | Asphodeloideae |
| Genus: | Gasteria |
| Species: | G. maculata |
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| Gasteria maculata | |
Gasteria maculata, common name Spotted Gasteria, is succulent plant in the genus Gasteria belonging to the family Asphodeloideae.
Description
Gasteria maculata usually reach a height of about 10 cm, but mature specimens can reach a maximum of 40 cm. It consists of rosettes of fleshy, long and flat dark green leaves, with pale green spots and terminal spines. The flowers generally blow on Spring on a long stem of about 30 cm, that carries tubular bell-shaped pink to orange flowers.
Distribution
This species is native to South Africa.
References
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