Curio hallianus, syn. Senecio hallianus, is a creeping succulent plant in the daisy family Asteraceae that is native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa. 2001. TDGW – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition It is also known as chain of blue beans or string of beans.
Description This perennial is a fleshy, mat-forming, trailing succulent that is very similar in appearance to Curio radicans, but it has blue-grey leaves, whereas radicans has green leaves.Curio hallianus by World of Succulents The stems contain a gummy resin. The leaves grow on only one side of the stem.e-Flora of South Africa. v1.36. 2022. South African National Biodiversity Institute. http://ipt.sanbi.org.za/iptsanbi/resource?r=flora_descriptions&v=1.36 Between one and three white flowerheads grow on terminal stems that are up to 10 cm tall. They are fragrant and disc shaped.
Distribution and habitat This plant is found growing in rock fissures between Prince Albert and the Great Karoo in South Africa.
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