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− | | name = ''LATINNAME'' <!--- replace LATINNAME with the actual latin name --> | + | | name = ''Cotyledon orbiculata'' <!--- replace LATINNAME with the actual latin name --> |
− | | common_names = <!--- if multiple, list all, if none, leave blank --> | + | | common_names = Pig's Ear, Round-leafed Navel-wort <!--- if multiple, list all, if none, leave blank --> |
| | growth_habit = ? <!--- tree, shrub, herbaceous, vine, etc --> | | | growth_habit = ? <!--- tree, shrub, herbaceous, vine, etc --> |
| | high = ? <!--- 1m (3 ft) --> | | | high = ? <!--- 1m (3 ft) --> |
| | wide = <!--- 65cm (25 inches) --> | | | wide = <!--- 65cm (25 inches) --> |
− | | origin = ? <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc --> | + | | origin = South Africa <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc --> |
| | poisonous = <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous --> | | | poisonous = <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous --> |
| | lifespan = <!--- perennial, annual, etc --> | | | lifespan = <!--- perennial, annual, etc --> |
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| | features = <!--- flowers, fragrance, fruit, naturalizes, invasive --> | | | features = <!--- flowers, fragrance, fruit, naturalizes, invasive --> |
| | hardiness = <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 5°C (40°F), etc --> | | | hardiness = <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 5°C (40°F), etc --> |
− | | bloom = <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers --> | + | | bloom = summer <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers --> |
| | usda_zones = ? <!--- eg. 8-11 --> | | | usda_zones = ? <!--- eg. 8-11 --> |
| | sunset_zones = <!--- eg. 8, 9, 12-24, not available --> | | | sunset_zones = <!--- eg. 8, 9, 12-24, not available --> |
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| | image_caption = <!--- eg. Cultivated freesias --> | | | image_caption = <!--- eg. Cultivated freesias --> |
| | regnum = Plantae <!--- Kingdom --> | | | regnum = Plantae <!--- Kingdom --> |
− | | divisio = <!--- Phylum --> | + | | divisio = Magnoliophyta <!--- Phylum --> |
− | | classis = <!--- Class --> | + | | classis = Magnoliopsida <!--- Class --> |
− | | ordo = <!--- Order --> | + | | ordo = Saxifragales <!--- Order --> |
− | | familia = <!--- Family --> | + | | familia = Crassulaceae <!--- Family --> |
− | | genus = | + | | genus = Cotyledon |
− | | species = | + | | species = C. orbiculata |
| | subspecies = | | | subspecies = |
| | cultivar = | | | cultivar = |
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− | Cotyledon orbiculata, Linn. Erect, 2-4 ft. high: lvs. opposite, flat, obovate-spatulate, obtuse, mucronate, glaucous and mealy, with red margins: fls. large, reddish, panicled. Fls. June-Sept. S. Afr. B.M. 321. R.H. 1857, p. 347.-Grows well from cuttings. Variable, and has several named forms as var. elata, oblonga, ramosa, rotundifolia. | + | Cotyledon orbiculata, Linn. Erect, 2-4 ft. high: leaves opposite, flat, obovate-spatulate, obtuse, mucronate, glaucous and mealy, with red margins: flowers large, reddish, panicled. Flowers June-Sept. South Africa B.M. 321. R.H. 1857 |
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| + | Grows well from cuttings. Variable, and has several named forms as varieties elata, oblonga, ramosa, rotundifolia. |
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| {{SCH}} | | {{SCH}} |