Curio hallianus

Curio hallianus, syn. Senecio hallianus, is a creeping succulent plant in the daisy family Asteraceae that is native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa.[1][2] It is also known as chain of blue beans or string of beans.

Curio hallianus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Curio
Species:
C. hallianus
Binomial name
Curio hallianus
(G.D.Rowley) P.V.Heath (1999)
Synonyms[1]

Senecio hallianus G.D.Rowley (1958)

Description

This perennial is a fleshy, mat-forming, trailing succulent that is very similar in appearance to Curio radicans, but it has blue-grey leaves, whereas radicans has green leaves.[3] The stems contain a gummy resin. The leaves grow on only one side of the stem.[4] Between one and three white flowerheads grow on terminal stems that are up to 10 cm tall. They are fragrant and disc shaped.[4]

Distribution and habitat

This plant is found growing in rock fissures between Prince Albert and the Great Karoo in South Africa.[4]

References
  1. Curio hallianus (G.D.Rowley) P.V.Heath. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  2. Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDGW – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
  3. Curio hallianus by World of Succulents
  4. e-Flora of South Africa. v1.36. 2022. South African National Biodiversity Institute. http://ipt.sanbi.org.za/iptsanbi/resource?r=flora_descriptions&v=1.36
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