Hoodia ruschii

Hoodia ruschii is a species of stem succulent plant in the family Apocynaceae. It is endemic to Namibia.^[3] Its natural habitats are rocky areas and cold desert.

Hoodia ruschii
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Apocynaceae
Genus:	Hoodia
Species:	H. ruschii
Binomial name
Hoodia ruschii Dinter
Synonyms[2]
Ceropegia ruschii (Dinter) Bruyns

Description

Hoodia ruschii reaches about 1/2 meter in height and has stout, grayish green stems covered in sharp, hard spines.^[4] It bears deep reddish-brown flowers which are medium-sized.^[4]