Huernia hystrix, the porcupine huernia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae, native to southeastern Africa.[1][2] A succulent, it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]

Huernia hystrix
Growth form
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Apocynaceae
Genus:	Huernia
Species:	H. hystrix
Binomial name
Huernia hystrix (Hook.f.) N.E.Br.
Synonyms[1]
List Ceropegia hystrix (Hook.f.) Bruyns Ceropegia hystrix subsp. parvula (L.C.Leach) Bruyns Huernia appendiculata A.Berger Huernia hystrix var. parvula L.C.Leach Stapelia hystrix Hook.f.

Subtaxa

The following subspecies are accepted:[1]

• Huernia hystrix subsp. hystrix – KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
• Huernia hystrix subsp. parvula (L.C.Leach) Bruyns – KwaZulu-Natal, Cape Provinces

References

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