Kleinia stapeliiformis

Kleinia stapeliiformis is an evergreen succulent plant belonging to the family Asteraceae, native to the Cape Provinces and Northern Provinces of South Africa.^[1] It is sometimes referred to as the "pickle plant" or (inaccurately) as the "pickle cactus", due to its form. It grows erect, leafless stems with soft spines, and displays a green-and-white pattern visually similar to some Stapelia species, from which the species name derives. It grows to 30 cm (rarely up to 2.5 m) tall^[2] and displays red or orange flowers (disc florets only; no ray florets) similar to those of a thistle in the summer.^[3]