Mazhar Botanic Garden

Faucaria felina schwabtes

Wolf-mouth Mesemb Cat Jaws

Family: Aizoaceae
Genus: Faucaria
Species: felina
Sample code: EGY-MBG-001086
Common name: Wolf-mouth Mesemb, Cat Jaws
English name: Cat Chap, Tiger jaws
Arabic name: فوكاريا
Native: South Africa
Country: South Africa
(PGR): Common

Succulent leaf forming boat shaped toothed leaves Stem a very short branched rhizomatous trunk with age leaves: Up to 70 mm long, 5-20 mm broad, slender, spreading, rhomboidal, somewhat elongated, tapering gradually, keeled flowers: Daisy-like up to 5 cm in diameter, yellow to orange (or rarely white) fruit 10-16 mm long, 9-11 mm in diameter
 

Ornamental foliage. indoor plant

Texture: Rocky  Sandy Sandy loam
Fertility: High
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Topography: Desert
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Subtropics Temperate
Lights: Full sun Light shade
Propagation: Seeds- cuttings
Flowering time: Late spring
Zone: 9 : 11
pH range: 6.7-7.7
Status: Common
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Succulent
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Seed company
Plant Uses: Indoor plant Ornamental
Plant Populations density: Cultivated
Vegetation types: Evergreen
pH: Mild acid Mild alkaline Neutral

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