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{{Short description|Species of succulent}}
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{{Speciesbox
|image = Frithia pulchra10.jpg
|image = Frithia pulchra10.jpg
|status = VU
|status = VU
|status_system = IUCN3.1
|status_system = IUCN3.1
|status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 18 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=Pfab, M.F. (Gauteng Nature Conservation). |author2=Victor, J. |collaboration=National Botanical Institute |date=2003 |title=''Frithia pulchra'' |volume=2003 |page=e.T44082A10849614 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2003.RLTS.T44082A10849614.en |access-date=18 November 2021}}</ref>
|regnum = [[Plant]]ae
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|genus = Frithia
|unranked_divisio = [[Angiosperms]]
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|species = pulchra
|unranked_classis = [[Eudicots]]
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|authority = [[Nicholas Edward Brown|N.E.Br.]]
|unranked_ordo = [[Core eudicots]]
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}}
|ordo = [[Caryophyllales]]
|familia = [[Aizoaceae]]
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|genus = ''[[Frithia]]''
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|species = '''''F. pulchra'''''
|binomial = ''Frithia pulchra''
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|binomial_authority = [[Nicholas Edward Brown|N.E.Br.]]
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|}}


'''''Frithia pulchra''''', '''fairy elephant's feet''',<ref name = RHSPF/> is a [[species]] of [[flowering plant]] in the fig{{Non breaking hyphen}}marigold family Aizoaceae, [[Endemism|endemic]] to [[Gauteng]] Province, [[South Africa]] (where it is classified as “Vulnerable” by the IUCN Red List). Its natural [[habitat]] is temperate [[grassland]] with high summer rainfall. A tiny stemless [[succulent plant|succulent]] growing to just {{convert| 10|cm|in|abbr=on}} tall and {{convert|20 |cm|in|abbr=on}} broad, it has bulbous oblong leaves with [[leaf window]]s at the tip; and magenta and white daisy-like flowers in winter.<ref name = PZA>{{cite web | url= http://pza.sanbi.org/frithia-pulchra
'''''Frithia pulchra''''', the '''fairy elephant's feet''',<ref name = RHSPF/> is a [[species]] of [[flowering plant]] in the fig{{Non breaking hyphen}}marigold family Aizoaceae, [[Endemism|endemic]] to [[Gauteng]] Province, [[South Africa]] (where it is classified as "Vulnerable" by the IUCN Red List). Its natural [[habitat]] is temperate [[grassland]] with high summer rainfall. A tiny stemless [[succulent plant|succulent]] growing to just {{convert| 10|cm|in|abbr=on}} tall and {{convert|20 |cm|in|abbr=on}} broad, it has bulbous oblong leaves with [[leaf window]]s at the tip; and magenta and white daisy-like flowers in winter.<ref name = PZA>{{cite web | url= http://pza.sanbi.org/frithia-pulchra
| title = Frithia pulchra | publisher = SANBI PlantZAfrica.com | accessdate = 27 February 2018}}</ref> During periods of drought it has the ability to shrink beneath the soil surface, thus avoiding excessive desiccation, but making it extremely difficult to find.<ref name = PZA/>
| title = Frithia pulchra | publisher = SANBI PlantZAfrica.com | access-date = 27 February 2018}}</ref> During periods of drought it has the ability to shrink beneath the soil surface, thus avoiding excessive desiccation, but making it extremely difficult to find.<ref name = PZA/>


It is named for Frank Frith, a Johannesburg gardener who showed specimens to N.E. Brown, a botanist at [[Kew Gardens]], while on a visit to London, UK, in 1925.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://worldofsucculents.com/how-to-grow-and-care-for-frithia/
It is named for Frank Frith, a Johannesburg gardener who showed specimens to N.E. Brown, a botanist at [[Kew Gardens]], while on a visit to London, UK, in 1925.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://worldofsucculents.com/how-to-grow-and-care-for-frithia/
| title = How to grow and care for Frithia | publisher = World of Succulents | accessdate = 27 February 2018}}</ref> The Latin [[binomial nomenclature|specific epithet]] ''pulchra'' means “beautiful”.<ref name=RHSLG>{{cite book |last=Harrison |first=Lorraine |title=RHS Latin for Gardeners |year=2012 |publisher=Mitchell Beazley |location=United Kingdom |isbn=184533731X }}</ref>
| title = How to grow and care for Frithia | date = 10 August 2015 | publisher = World of Succulents | access-date = 27 February 2018}}</ref> The Latin [[binomial nomenclature|specific epithet]] ''pulchra'' means "beautiful".<ref name=RHSLG>{{cite book |last=Harrison |first=Lorraine |title=RHS Latin for Gardeners |year=2012 |publisher=Mitchell Beazley |location=United Kingdom |isbn=978-1845337315 }}</ref>


It does not survive frosts, so in temperate areas it needs to be cultivated under glass. In the [[UK]] it has gained the [[Royal Horticultural Society]]’s [[Award of Garden Merit]].<ref name = RHSPF>{{cite web
It does not survive frosts, so in temperate areas it needs to be cultivated under glass. In the [[UK]] it has gained the [[Royal Horticultural Society]]'s [[Award of Garden Merit]].<ref name = RHSPF>{{cite web
| url= https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/141421/i-Frithia-pulchra-i/Details
| url= https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/141421/i-Frithia-pulchra-i/Details
| title = RHS Plantfinder - ''Frithia pulchra'' | accessdate=16 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/pdfs/agm-lists/agm-ornamentals.pdf | title = AGM Plants - Ornamental | date = July 2017 | page = 39 | publisher = Royal Horticultural Society | accessdate = 27 February 2018}}</ref>
| title = RHS Plantfinder - ''Frithia pulchra'' | access-date=16 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/pdfs/agm-lists/agm-ornamentals.pdf | title = AGM Plants - Ornamental | date = July 2017 | page = 39 | publisher = Royal Horticultural Society | access-date = 27 February 2018}}</ref>


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery mode=packed>
File:Fairy elephants feet1.JPG|Wild ''Frithia pulchra''
File:Fairy elephants feet1.JPG|Wild plant
File:Fairy elephants feet2.JPG|''F. pulchra'' flowering in its natural habitat
File:Fairy elephants feet2.JPG|Flowering in its natural habitat
File:Frithia pulchra 1.jpg|[[University of California Botanical Garden]]
File:Frithia pulchra 1.jpg|[[University of California Botanical Garden]]
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{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==Sources==
==External links==
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* Pfab, M.F. & Victor, J. 2003. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/44082/all ''Frithia pulchra''].
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20140627094911/http://www.iucnredlist.org/ 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 21 August 2007.
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20140627094911/http://www.iucnredlist.org/ 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 21 August 2007.


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[[Category:Flora of South Africa]]
[[Category:Endemic flora of South Africa]]
[[Category:Flora of the Northern Provinces]]
[[Category:Aizoaceae]]
[[Category:Aizoaceae]]
[[Category:Vulnerable plants]]
[[Category:Vulnerable plants]]
[[Category:Taxa named by N. E. Brown]]
[[Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot]]
[[Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot]]


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Latest revision as of 06:03, 7 October 2023

Frithia pulchra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Aizoaceae
Genus: Frithia
Species:
F. pulchra
Binomial name
Frithia pulchra

Frithia pulchra, the fairy elephant's feet,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the fig‑marigold family Aizoaceae, endemic to Gauteng Province, South Africa (where it is classified as "Vulnerable" by the IUCN Red List). Its natural habitat is temperate grassland with high summer rainfall. A tiny stemless succulent growing to just 10 cm (3.9 in) tall and 20 cm (7.9 in) broad, it has bulbous oblong leaves with leaf windows at the tip; and magenta and white daisy-like flowers in winter.[3] During periods of drought it has the ability to shrink beneath the soil surface, thus avoiding excessive desiccation, but making it extremely difficult to find.[3]

It is named for Frank Frith, a Johannesburg gardener who showed specimens to N.E. Brown, a botanist at Kew Gardens, while on a visit to London, UK, in 1925.[4] The Latin specific epithet pulchra means "beautiful".[5]

It does not survive frosts, so in temperate areas it needs to be cultivated under glass. In the UK it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[2][6]

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References

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  1. ^ Pfab, M.F. (Gauteng Nature Conservation).; Victor, J.; et al. (National Botanical Institute) (2003). "Frithia pulchra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2003: e.T44082A10849614. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2003.RLTS.T44082A10849614.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b "RHS Plantfinder - Frithia pulchra". Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Frithia pulchra". SANBI PlantZAfrica.com. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  4. ^ "How to grow and care for Frithia". World of Succulents. 10 August 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  5. ^ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 978-1845337315.
  6. ^ "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 39. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
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