''Braunsia'' is a
genus
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of succulent plant in the
family
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Aizoaceae
The Aizoaceae, or fig-marigold family, is a large family of dicotyledonous flowering plant
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, indigenous to the
Western Cape
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province in
South Africa
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.
The plant only grows to 20 cm (8 inches), its opposite leaves grow in pairs, its flowers are either pink or magenta. the plant grows slowly it only needs water in late fall of early spring, in other seasons its preferable for it to be kept dry.
References
Aizoaceae
Aizoaceae genera
Taxa named by Martin Heinrich Gustav Schwantes
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