San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden Sarcocaulon crassicaule

Sarcocaulon crassicaule

Candlebush - Groot Kersbos

Geraniaceae

Native to South Africa. Single white to pale yellow flowers. The stems contain large quantities of resin which make them flammable even when green, In South Africa they are used as torches to burn spines off Prickly Pears.

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