
actual size: 4-5 cm
Huernia hystrix (Hook.f.) N.E.Br.
DESCRIPTION: small succulent with 5-angled erect to prostrate stems with spaced swollen tubercles along the stem ridges tipped with sharp conical teeth pointing outwards. The thick fleshy stems are usually pale green, occasionally glaucous, and tinted dull purple. They are up to 12 cm long and up to 1.2 cm wide, excluding teeth.
DISTRIBUTION: South Africa, Swaziland, Zimbabwe, Mozambique
