Huernia zebrina subsp. insigniflora

Huernia zebrina subsp. insigniflora, previously known as H. insigniflora, is a dwarf stem succulent. It grows a branched clump of erect stems that become up to 10 cm tall (commonly only 3 cm) and 2 cm wide, not counting the protruding teeth, up to 6 mm long. The stems are dull grey-green and four-angled. The acute teeth are spaced vertically along the ridges that separate the four smooth, wavy or shallowly channelled stem surfaces.

The species distribution is in Limpopo and Mpumalanga, notable in the Wolkberg. The habitat is rocky outcrops in grassland. This plant was photographed near Roossenekal, flowering in March. The subspecies is not considered to be threatened in its habitat early in the twenty first century (Germishuizen and Fabian, 1982; iSpot; White and Sloane, 1973; www.redlist.sanbi.org).