Origin and Habitat: South Africa (Eastern Cape). Namibia.
Habitat: It grows in fully exposed places.

• Huernia thuretii Cels ex Hérincq
• Stapelia thuretii (Cels ex Hérincq) Croucher

• Huernia thuretii Cels ex Hérincq
• Stapelia thuretii (Cels ex Hérincq) Croucher
• Huernia bayeri L.C.Leach
• Huernia brevirostris N.E.Br.
• Huernia brevirostris subs. baviaana L.C.Leach
• Huernia brevirostris var. ecornuta (N.E.Br.) A.C.White & B.Sloane
• Huernia scabra var. ecornuta N.E.Br.
• Huernia brevirostris var. histrionica A.C.White & B.Sloane
• Huernia brevirostris var. immaculata (N.E.Br.) A.C.White & B.Sloane
• Huernia scabra var. immaculata N.E.Br.
• Huernia brevirostris subs. intermedia (N.E.Br.) L.C.Leach
• Huernia brevirostris var. intermedia N.E.Br.
• Huernia brevirostris var. longula (N.E.Br.) A.C.White & B.Sloane
• Huernia scabra var. longula N.E.Br.
• Huernia brevirostris var. pallida (N.E.Br.) A.C.White & B.Sloane
• Huernia scabra var. pallida N.E.Br.
• Huernia brevirostris var. parvipuncta A.C.White & B.Sloane
• Huernia brevirostris var. scabra (N.E.Br.) A.C.White & B.Sloane
• Huernia scabra N.E.Br.
• Huernia inornata Oberm.
• Huernia striata Oberm.
• Huernia thuretii var. primulina (N.E.Br.) L.C.Leach
• Huernia primulina N.E.Br.
• Huernia thuretii var. rugosa N.E.Br.
• Huernia primulina var. rugosa N.E.Br.

Description: Huernia thuretiiSN|27746]]SN|27746]] is an interesting tufted species with erect stems that varies considerably in the size and the shape of the flowers. The flowers, which arise in succession at the base of the stems, are cup-shaped, with petals dull yellow in colour and spotted or banded with red and a maroon throat. Due to its wide area of origin H. thuretii is very variable and many varieties, previously classified as different species, have been described (as many as eight) using the characters of degree of annulation of the disc and colouration of the corolla face to distinguish them, but most botanist agree on the fact that all the ones described until now should all be included in the H. thuretii.
Stems: Erect, crowded in fairly large clumps, up to 5 cm long, 8-10(-20) mm thick, 4- (to 5- to 6-) angular, glabrous, glaucous-green, with acute small deltoid teeth (c.2-3 mm long).
Flowers: 1–4 together, (15-)25-35(-40) mm across, facing upwards or outwards, opening in rapid succession, sometimes irregularly borne along the stems, often with several inflorescences on single stems; peduncle (if present) long slender, erect. Pedicel 12- 25 mm long, 2-2.5 mm in diameter basally thickened, glabrous. Sepals about 5 mm long, lanceolate-subulate, glabrous. Corolla with a shallow bowl, sometimes annular. Corolla-lobes 8 mm long, 9 mm broad, triangular, acute or weakly acuminate, often longitudinally convex, erect to divaricate, sometimes revolute, outside sometimes weakly roughened, inside sometimes very weakly papillose, apex often densely furnished with fine acute tubercles to papillae, outside cream-coloured or greenish pale yellow, often dotted with red-brown, inside cream-coloured to (pale) yellowish, yellow-ochre or rarely brown, with concentric pink to dark brown transverse lines, lines broken, partly composed of dots. Tube basally bright maroon, globose-campanulate or rarely tubular, about 6 mm long and 9 mm in diameter, mouth slightly constricted, margin abruptly spreading. Outer corona-lobes corona dark crimson to black, lobes narrowly 3- or 4-angular, emarginate, bifid or deeply lobed , alternating with 5 minute tubercles. Inner corona-lobes orange-brown to black, lobes 1.5 - 2 mm, connivent-erect, ribbon-like with the slightly spreading tips produced 6-8 mm or more above the anthers, acuminate, with a slight transverse thickening at the base, often with nectar droplets. Pollinia brownish-yellow.

Bibliography: Major refrerences and further lectures
1) Excelsa Taxon. Ser. 4: 182-187 1988
2) Focke Albers, Ulrich Meve “Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants: Asclepiadaceae: Asclepiadaceae” Volume 4 Springer, 2002
3) Doreen Court “Succulent Flora of Southern Africa” CRC Press, 01/Jun/2000
4) N. E. BROWN. “Flora Capensis” Vol 4, page 518 1909
5) White & Sloane “The Stapelieae” edn 2. 3: 879-882, 1170-1176 1937
6) Excelsa Taxonomic Series 4:184 1988
7) James Cullen, Sabina G. Knees, H. Suzanne Cubey “The European Garden Flora Flowering Plants: A Manual for the Identification of Plants Cultivated in Europe, Both Out-of-Doors and Under Glass” Cambridge University Press, 11/Aug/2011
8) Luckhoff “The Stapelieae of Southern Africa” Capetown, A.A. Balkema 1952
9) Bruyns, P.V. 2005. “Stapeliads of southern Africa and Madagascar.” Vol. II. Umdaus Press, Hatfield.

Cultivation and Propagation:
Very easy to grow, it needs light shade to full sun (but tolerate shadow), very resistant to heat will also tolerate quite cold temperatures but avoid frost, best in a ventilated environment. It is quite resistant to the “Balck spot” disease of Asclepiads, Water regularly during the growing season, keep dry in winter. Use a gritty, well-drained soil.
Propagation: It is easily propagated by removing a cutting, sometimes with roots attached, in spring and summer, but seeds germinate readily if they are sown when fresh.