Trichodiadema strumosum

Trichodiadema strumosum is succulent plant of the genus Trichodiadema, native to the Western Cape Province, South Africa, where it is found in loam-based soils in the Fynbos vegetation of the Swellendam region.

Description

This mat-forming species is one of the few species in the genus that do not have the typical leaf-tip diadems. It is also one of three species that have leaves entirely covered in dense hairs.
Its growth form is erect to partially decumbent.
In its general growth-form, it is most similar to T.gracile, which differs in having leaves with bead-like epidermal cells and not hairy.
The hairs on the leaves are loosely arranged, and each is on a small rounded bump on the epidermal cell.
The flowers are pale apricot coloured, each petal with a deep purple line along the centre.