Stapelia kwebensis
A clumping stem succulent of the summer-rainfall savannas of southern Africa, recorded from Limpopo through Botswana and Zimbabwe to Namibia and southern Angola. It grows hot and wet in summer and goes through a long, dry, mild winter, so treat it like other savanna stapeliads: bright light, sharp drainage and a dry winter.
Where it grows wild
Savanna and dry woodland at low to middle elevations, typically in sandy or stony ground at the base of shrubs and in grass tufts where stems get some midday shade. Habitat detail is generalised from savanna Stapelia; little is published for this species.
Recorded at about 450–1000 m (median 500 m from only 3 records); the climate sites range from 360 to 985 m.
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