Stapelia grandiflora

Common names: Great-flowered Stapelia, Carrion Flower, Starfish Flower

Genus: Stapelia

Species: Stapelia grandiflora

Class: Pentandria

Order: Digynia

Authority: Masson

Modern Genus: Stapelia

Modern Species: Stapelia grandiflora

Modern Family: Asclepiadaceae

Plant Type: perennial

Color: blue-green & dark purple-brown

Season: spring summer

Native Region: S Africa (Cape Province)

Artist: S. Edwards, Sansum