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Lapidaria margaretae

Flowering Plants

Lapidaria margaretae, also known as the Karoo rose, is a dwarf succulent plant in the family Aizoaceae. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Lapidaria. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Scientific Name
Lapidaria margaretae 3
Conservation Status
Not Evaluated 4
Classification
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 2
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Caryophyllales, Taxa
Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Lapidaria margaretae
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Found In

Namibia

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

South Africa

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. Lapidaria margaretae (Wikipedia)
Lead, sentence naming the group it belongs to
Quote, Lead, sentence naming the group it belongs to
Lapidaria is a monotypic genus of dwarf succulent plants in the family Aizoaceae.
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2. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Caryophyllales
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12413
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12413
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Caryophyllales","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[],"cites_listings":[]
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3. Wikipedia: Lapidaria margaretae
Wikipedia
4. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Lapidaria margaretae
GBIF (IUCN Red List category)GBIF taxon key 5554491, category field
Quote, GBIF taxon key 5554491, category field
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
International Union for Conservation of NatureView the Source
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Aizoaceae
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 100653
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 100653
"cites_listing":"III/NC","eu_listing":"C/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Caryophyllales","family":"Aizoaceae"},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"番杏科","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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Plant (Wikipedia)
Lead, whole group is photosynthetic
Quote, Lead, whole group is photosynthetic
They are predominantly photosynthetic or came from photosynthetic ancestors, meaning that they obtain their energy from sunlight by using the green pigment chlorophyll in their chloroplasts to produce sugars from carbon dioxide and water.
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GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Lapidaria margaretae
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyChild Taxon Of: Caryophyllales, Taxon record
Quote, Child Taxon Of: Caryophyllales, Taxon record
"order": "Caryophyllales"
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