Spotted Buttons

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Conophytum obcordellum

Spotted Buttons, a reference photo
Photo: Stan Shebs · CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)

Conophytum obcordellum is a species of flowering plant in the family Aizoaceae, native to the Western Cape of South Africa. It is a small clump-forming succulent, growing to 10 cm tall and 1 m broad, forming glossy grey pebble-shaped growths, heavily marked with dots and lines. Daisy-like, silky white or pink night-scented flowers are borne on mature plants in spring (or late summer in the Northern Hemisphere).

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Spotted Buttons being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Aizoaceae
Species
Conophytum obcordellum

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