Stomatium ermininum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Aizoaceae |
Genus: | Stomatium |
Species: | S. ermininum
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Binomial name | |
Stomatium ermininum | |
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Stomatium ermininum, called the ermine chop, is a species of flowering plant in the ice plant genus Stomatium, native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa.[2] Its yellow flowers open in the evening and are banana-scented.[3] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[4]