Botanical name

Cotyledon orbiculata var. orbiculata

Family

Crassulaceae

Common Name

Varkoor, Pig's Ear, Ipiwula
Cotyledon orbiculata var. orbiculata
Cotyledon orbiculata var. orbiculata
Cotyledon orbiculata var. orbiculata
Cotyledon orbiculata var. orbiculata
Cotyledon orbiculata var. orbiculata
Cotyledon orbiculata var. orbiculata

Description

Shrubby up to 1m with stout, succulent stems and leaves. Leaves obovate to narrowly ovoid, sometimes velvety with a grey bloom; flowers several in a stout pedunculate cyme, nodding, reddish; filaments hairy below.

Habitat

Coastal on sandy stony soils

Flower Date

February to March