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{{SPlantbox
 
{{SPlantbox
 
|familia=Aizoaceae
 
|familia=Aizoaceae
|genus=Titanopsis  
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|genus=Titanopsis
 
|species=calcarea
 
|species=calcarea
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|habit=cacti-succulent
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|habit_ref=Wikipedia
 
|Min ht box=1.8
 
|Min ht box=1.8
 
|Min ht metric=cm
 
|Min ht metric=cm
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|Max wd metric=cm
 
|Max wd metric=cm
 
|width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
 
|width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
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|origin=S Africa
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|origin_ref=Wikipedia
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|lifespan=perennial
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|life_ref=Wikipedia
 
|exposure=sun, part-sun
 
|exposure=sun, part-sun
 
|sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
 
|sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
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|water=dry, less when dormant
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|water_ref=Wikipedia
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|features=evergreen, flowers
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|flower_season=late fall
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|flower_ref=Wikipedia
 
|flowers=orange, yellow
 
|flowers=orange, yellow
 
|Temp Metric=°F
 
|Temp Metric=°F
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|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
 
|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
 
|max_zone=10
 
|max_zone=10
|image=Upload.png
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|image=Titanopsis calcarea 1 IB.jpg
 
|image_width=240
 
|image_width=240
 
}}
 
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Describe the plant here...
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They are small plants, with [[Rosette (botany)|rosette]] up to 10 cm high.
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Leaves are up to 3 cm with truncate tip and rough little tubercles at the apex of the leaves. They look like limestone and are hard to be seen in the wild.
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Yellow flowers with 2 cm diameter appear in late fall.
    
==Cultivation==
 
==Cultivation==
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The plants are [[calcicole]] (=they appreciate calcaire soils)
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The plants need well drained soil and sunny exposure. Few watering in summer and not at all in winter
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Division of larger clumps is the easiest way of propagation. Seed is also possible.
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Cultivation is difficult because they fear watering excess.
    
===Propagation===
 
===Propagation===