Monilaria
Group 8 Bead-Leaved Mesembs
LC Monilaria Chrysoleuca
LC Monilaria Moniliformis
VU Monilaria Obconica
EN Monilaria Pisiformis
NA Monilaria Scutata
Genus name. The genus name is derived from the Latin word monile (string of pearls); monilaria means a collection of strings of pearls.
Distribution. This genus is found in Namaqualand, in the Western and Northern Cape Provinces of South Africa. Plants grow fully exposed (except for Monilaria Obconica) mostly on clay and quartzitic soils. Populations are often small.
Sources | Mesembs of the World by Gideon Smith | iNaturalist | Wikipedia
Monilaria Chrysoleuca aka Monilaria Polita
iNaturalist observations near Rietpoort and Nuwerus in the Knersvlakte in the north-west corner of the Western Cape Province of South Africa.
Monilaria Moniliformis aka Monilaria Peersii
iNaturalist observations from Bitterfontein down to Klaver in the Knersvlakte, Western Cape, South Africa.
Monilaria Obconica
Seed
Mesa Garden
iNaturalist observations west of Springbok in Namaqualand in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa.
Monilaria Pisiformis
iNaturalist observations near Nuwerus in the Knersvlakte, Western Cape, South Africa.