Huernia zebrina

Huernia zebrina, the little owl or lifesaver cactus, is a species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae, native to Namibia, Botswana, northern South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique.^[1] A succulent, it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.^[2]

Huernia zebrina
The flower emits a carrion odor to attract flies
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Apocynaceae
Genus:	Huernia
Species:	H. zebrina
Binomial name
Huernia zebrina N.E.Br.
Synonyms[1]
List Ceropegia zebrina (N.E.Br.) Bruyns Ceropegia zebrina subsp. insigniflora (C.A.Maass) Bruyns Huernia blackbeardiae R.A.Dyer ex H.Jacobsen Huernia confusa E.Phillips Huernia insigniflora C.A.Maass Huernia zebrina subsp. magniflora (E.Phillips) L.C.Leach Huernia zebrina var. magniflora E.Phillips

Subtaxa

The following subspecies are accepted:^[1]

• Huernia zebrina subsp. insigniflora (C.A.Maass) Bruyns
• Huernia zebrina subsp. zebrina

• 
  Huernia zebrina subsp. zebrina