Frans Noltee：Conophytum minusculum ssp. minusculum

 

      This year, I was fortunate enough to make two trips to Namaqualand.  One of the delights of these trips was seeing C. minusculum ssp. minusculum in flower (pictures made 13^th May), and in full growth (pictures dated 27^th July). All pictures were made on the Gifberg.

      今年，我有幸两次前往纳马夸兰。 这些旅行的乐趣之一是看到 C. miniculum ssp。 花中的小花（照片拍摄于 5 月 13 日），并且完全生长（照片拍摄于 7 月 27 日）。 所有照片都是在 Gifberg 上拍摄的。

 

      The plants are quite variable and form low mats or domes of slightly keeled bodies with a shining green or purplish top, usually with conspicuous lines. The flowers appear mainly in March-June and are huge in comparison to the small bodies, magenta or rose, rarely white.

      这些植物非常多变，形成低矮的垫子或略带龙骨的圆顶，顶部带有闪亮的绿色或紫色，通常带有明显的线条。 花朵主要出现在 3 月至 6 月，与小体型相比较大，洋红色或玫瑰色，很少是白色的。

      Found from the Cederberg north and west growing on Table Mountain sandstone, usually with moss and often in damp depressions.   

      他们被发现于Cederberg 北部和西部，生长于Table Mountain的砂岩上 ，生长环境通常有苔藓，并且经常在潮湿的洼地中。

      The plants prefer acid soil in cultivation.

      植物在栽培时更喜欢酸性土壤。

      With Crassula tomentosa var. interrupta

      与 Crassula tomentosa va. interrupta 共生