Curio acaulis

Curio acaulis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Curio
Species:	C. acaulis
Binomial name
	Curio acaulis; (L.f.) P.V.Heath (1997)
Synonyms
	Cacalia acaulis L.f. (1782); Curio acaulis var. burchellii (DC.) P.V.Heath (1997); Curio acaulis var. ecklonis (DC.) P.V.Heath (1997); Kleinia acaulis (L.f.) DC. (1838); Kleinia acaulis var. burchellii DC. (1838); Kleinia acaulis var. ecklonis DC. (1838); Kleinia ecklonis Harv. (1865); Senecio acaulis (L.f.) Sch.Bip. (1845);

Curio acaulis is a succulent plant of the family Asteraceae that is native to Namibia and the Cape Provinces of South Africa.^[1]

Description edit

It is similar in appearance to Curio repens, but its leaves are darker green and more elongated, and its flowers are bright yellow.^[2]