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Gasteria

ox tongue

Other common names
cow-tongue cactus
Dutch wings
see morelawyer's tongue
mother in law's tongue

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Botanical details
Family
Asphodelaceae
Native to the UK
No
Genus

Gasteria

Genus description

Gasteria are stemless, succulent perennials forming clumps of rosettes of fleshy leaves, often 2-ranked, and racemes of pendulous, tubular flowers

Name status

Correct

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