Conophytum longum, called the long-leaved cone plant, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Conophytum, native to the western Cape Provinces of South Africa.[3] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[4]

Conophytum longum
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Aizoaceae
Genus: Conophytum
Species:
C. longum
Binomial name
Conophytum longum
Synonyms[3]
List
    • Conophytum discretum G.D.Rowley
    • Conophytum rawei G.D.Rowley
    • Conophytum restitutum G.D.Rowley
    • Ophthalmophyllum fulleri Lavis
    • Ophthalmophyllum herrei Lavis
    • Ophthalmophyllum longitubum L.Bolus
    • Ophthalmophyllum longum (N.E.Br.) Tischer
    • Ophthalmophyllum schlechteri Schwantes ex H.Jacobsen

References

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  1. ^ Young, A.J. (2022). "Conophytum longum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T202850886A202850889. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T202850886A202850889.en. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  2. ^ Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 88: 8 (1930)
  3. ^ a b "Conophytum longum N.E.Br". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Conophytum longum long-leaved cone plant". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 27 February 2021.