Conophytum minutum

Conophytum minutum, called the lesser dumpling, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Conophytum, native to the western Cape Provinces of South Africa.^[3] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.^[4]

Conophytum minutum
In bloom
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Aizoaceae
Genus:	Conophytum
Species:	C. minutum
Binomial name
Conophytum minutum (Haw.) N.E.Br.[2]
Synonyms[3]
Conophytum sellatum Tischer Mesembryanthemum minutum Haw. Mesembryanthemum thecatum N.E.Br.

Subtaxa

The following varieties are currently accepted:^[3]

• Conophytum minutum var. lisabeliae S.A.Hammer