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Month: June 2013

Othonna filicaulis

Photographed near Montagu, 13 July 2010

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Posted on June 15, 2013Categories succulentsTags Asteraceae (Compositae), Little Karoo, Othonna, South African succulents2 Comments on Othonna filicaulis

Boophone disticha

Pictures taken in the foothills of the Swartberge, northeast of Calitzdorp; 8 August 2010

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Posted on June 13, 2013Categories succulentsTags Amaryllidaceae, Boophone, Little Karoo, South African succulentsLeave a comment on Boophone disticha

Lithops julii ssp. fulleri var. fulleri

Pictures taken near Pofaddder,  3 Sept. 2010

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Posted on June 12, 2013Categories succulentsTags Aizoaceae (Mesembryanthemaceae), Bushmanland, Lithops, Mesembs, miniatures, South African succulents, vygiesLeave a comment on Lithops julii ssp. fulleri var. fulleri

Titanopsis hugo-schlechteri

At foot of Gamsberg, 4 Sept. 2010

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Posted on June 11, 2013Categories succulentsTags Aizoaceae (Mesembryanthemaceae), Bushmanland, Mesembs, miniatures, South African succulents, Titanopsis, vygiesLeave a comment on Titanopsis hugo-schlechteri

Conophytum ratum

Pictures taken at the foot of the Gamsberg, 4 Sept. 2010

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Posted on June 10, 2013Categories succulentsTags Aizoaceae (Mesembryanthemaceae), Bushmanland, Conophytum, Mesembs, miniatures, South African succulents, vygies1 Comment on Conophytum ratum

Euphorbia friedrichiae

This peculiar plant was photographed on the open plain south of Vioolsdrift on 5 Sept. 2010

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Posted on June 9, 2013Categories succulentsTags Euphorbia, Euphorbiaceae, Richtersveld, South African succulentsLeave a comment on Euphorbia friedrichiae

Lithops marmorata var. marmorata

Accompanied by Avonia papyracea ssp. namaensis. 5 Sept. 2010

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Posted on June 8, 2013Categories succulentsTags Aizoaceae (Mesembryanthemaceae), Avonia, Lithops, Mesembs, miniatures, Richtersveld, South African succulents, vygiesLeave a comment on Lithops marmorata var. marmorata

Euphorbia confluens

Photographed 5 Sept. 2010 between Steinkopf and Port Nolloth.

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Posted on June 7, 2013Categories succulentsTags Euphorbia, Euphorbiaceae, Richtersveld, South African succulents2 Comments on Euphorbia confluens

Stapelia hirsuta var. gariepensis 2

Pictures taken 6 Sept. 2010. When you compare this post to the one of 3 June, you will notice that these plants occur in a completely different habitat.

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Posted on June 6, 2013Categories succulentsTags Apocynaceae (Asclepiadaceae), Richtersveld, South African succulents, Stapelia, StapeliadsLeave a comment on Stapelia hirsuta var. gariepensis 2

Psammophora modesta

The young leaves are sticky and collect dust and sand grains to protect them against desiccation (the genus name means sand bearer). The small plant is accompanied by Sarcocaulon (Monsonia) multifidum.
Richtersveld 6 Sept. 2010

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Posted on June 5, 2013Categories succulentsTags adaptations, Aizoaceae (Mesembryanthemaceae), Mesembs, Monsonia, Psammophora, Richtersveld, Sarcocaulon, South African succulents, vygiesLeave a comment on Psammophora modesta

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