Cheiridopsis umbrosa is a succulent plant from South Africa.
This succulent subshrub becomes loosely clumped with age. It grows to be 3–8 cm (1.2–3.1 in) tall, with a diameter of 5–8 cm (2.0–3.1 in). The leaves are a pale greenish grey, but they start to tuen red by early summer and eventually die off, regrowing in the next rainy season.[1]
Long-stalked solitary flowers are present in August and September.[2] They are yellow in colour and produce a 10-locular fruit.[1]
This species is endemic to the Northern Cape of South Africa from Khurisberg to the east of Concordia.[3] It is most frequently found growing on damp, shaded gneiss crevices, although it can also rarely be found growing on exposed quartzite.[2]
Cheiridopsis umbrosa is considered to be of least concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute.[3]
Cheiridopsis umbrosa is a succulent plant from South Africa.
