Hoodia ruschii

{{Short description|Species of plant}}

{{Speciesbox

|image = Hoodia ruschii1MABJ.jpg

|status = LC

|status_system = IUCN3.1

|status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Craven, P. |date=2004 |title=Hoodia ruschii |volume=2004 |page=e.T46821A11083749 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T46821A11083749.en |access-date=15 November 2021}}

|genus = Hoodia

|species = ruschii

|authority = Dinter

|synonyms_ref = {{cite web |url= https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:98352-1 |title= Hoodia ruschii Dinter |author= |date=n.d. |website=Plants of the World Online |publisher=The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |access-date=January 7, 2023}}

|synonyms = Ceropegia ruschii (Dinter) Bruyns

}}

Hoodia ruschii is a species of stem succulent plant in the family Apocynaceae. It is endemic to Namibia.{{GRIN | accessdate= 18 July 2015}} Its natural habitats are rocky areas and cold desert.

Description

Hoodia ruschii reaches about 1/2 meter in height and has stout, grayish green stems covered in sharp, hard spines.{{Cite web|url = http://www.nbri.org.na/sites/default/files/Hoodia_booklet.pdf|title = Hoodia in Namibia|date = |accessdate = 18 July 2015|website = National Botanical Research Institute|publisher = |last = |first = }} It bears deep reddish-brown flowers which are medium-sized.

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