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Description: Dwarf
succulent bodies with exquisite markings, these plants are variably
caespitose, with single or double bodies, or forming dense mats or
cushions.
Bodies (paired leaves): Variable bodies, small, pancake-shaped, convex or
concave at the apex, about 1 cm in diameter with a small growing cleft
that doesn't reach right across the body. Colour: Silvery-green, variously spotted light
or dark brown. The unspotted sides are pink to a deep dark red,
while the apex, which is glabrous, medium green, and variably suffused
with reddish or dark green dots that are slightly
raised, which sometimes join up to make lines and which turn a beautiful
bright red during the resting period.
Flowers: Large with a rich pink-creamy colour and a pale yellow
centre. The thin petals form an almost star-like, spidery structure,
they are aromatic and very showy:
Blooming season: Blooms mostly Aug-Nov.
The flowers are numerous and open at night.
Remarks: Always present and often prominent markings or
raised spots; pinkish (or white) nocturnal flowers in autumn, strongly
scented.
This species has
some (controversial) forms and Varieties. They are:
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Conophytum obcordellum f. declinatum (C. declinatum)
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Conophytum obcordellum v. giftbergense (C. giftbergense)
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Conophytum obcordellum f. multicolor (C. multicolor)
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Conophytum obcordellum f. picturatum (C. picturatum)
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Conophytum obcordellum v. spectabile (C. spectabile)
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Conophytum obcordellum f. ursprungianum (C. ursprungianum)
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