Tulista kingiana
An endangered rosette succulent from the Mossel Bay area of the Western Cape, with short, sharp, yellow-green leaves covered in flat shiny tubercles. It is slow and fussy in cultivation: give bright but not scorching light, mild temperatures and very sharp drainage.
Where it grows wild
Grows in renosterveld and grassland patches on rocky, exposed hills and slopes, partly sheltered by grasses and low shrubs.
Low coastal hills; the only measured site is near 100 m.
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