''Cheiridopsis denticulata'' is a species in the

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Cheiridopsis ''Cheiridopsis'' is a genus that consists of 100 species of flowering succulent perennial plants, native to semi-arid regions in the far west of Namibia and South Africa. Description Most species are clump-forming, a few are shrubby. The lea ...

'' native to

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. It has yellow flowers, and distinctive foliage with a narrow, upward curving shape. Commonly called "pink fingers" (''pienkvingers'' in

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), the leaves grow in opposite pairs and are light blue with sun exposure blushing them shades of pink and purple.

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denticulata Taxa named by N. E. Brown Taxa named by Adrian Hardy Haworth {{Aizoaceae-stub