Plants in genus fockea
Fockea edulis
Fockea edulis, also known as 'Hottentot bread', is a caudiciform plant native to South Africa, recognized for its edible root with a milky, sweetish flavor. The plant features a caudex that can grow up to 24 inches in diameter and thin vine branches reaching up to 13 feet long. It produces lightly scented whitish-green flowers and is pollinated by fruit flies.
Fockea capensis
Fockea capensis is a caudiciform succulent with an enlarged, water-storing caudex. It belongs to the Milkweed family and features thin, creeping foliage with elliptical-oval leaves. This plant is native to South Africa and produces small, greenish flowers with twisted, star-shaped lobes.