Frithia

Frithia is a genus of succulent plants in the family Aizoaceae, indigenous to several small rocky areas in the vicinity of Gauteng Province, South Africa.

Description

Like several of its close relatives and other plants in its ecotype it has epidermal windows as an adaptation to the difficulties of photosynthesis in its arid environment.

Cultivation

Frithia are summer-growing species, as their natural habitat lies in a summer-rainfall region. They grow in very well-drained, sandy soil, with repetitive light watering in summer and a dry environment in winter.

Species

The genus contains the following species:

Frithia pulchra
''Frithia humilis''