Lithops optica (Living Stones) is a small succulent with obconical to almost club-shaped pairs of opposite leaves that are up to 1 inch…
Browsing: Aizoaceae
Aizoaceae is a a very large family of dicotyledonous flowering plants containing 135 genera and about 1900 species, largely endemic to Southern Africa. A few species are found in Australia and the Pacific area. They are commonly known as stone plants or carpet weeds. Species that resemble stones or pebbles are sometimes called Mesembs. Several species are known as "ice plants" because of the glistening globular bladder cells covering their stems, fruit and leaves.
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Lithops dorotheae (Living Stones) is a small succulent that forms bodies composed of a pair of yellowish-brown leaves with translucent…
Nananthus vittatus is a low-growing, much-branched succulent with large caudex and leaves arranged in rosettes. The leaves are soft, olive…
Braunsia apiculata (Ice Plant) is a dwarf mat-forming succulent with short, woody, erect or prostrate stems. It grows up to 8 inches (20…
Mesembryanthemum cordifolium (Baby Sun Rose), formerly known as Aptenia cordifolia, is a mat-forming succulent with many branching stems…
Senecio barbertonicus (Succulent Bush Senecio) is a succulent shrub with fleshy, cylindrical leaves densely packed around the stems. It…
Titanopsis hugo-schlechteri (Jewel Plant) is a stemless or very short-stemmed succulent that forms a mat of rosettes that grow up to 2…
Faucaria bosscheana is a small succulent plant that grows up to 2 inches (5 cm) tall. Leaves are light green and quite variable in shape…
Carpobrotus edulis (Hottentot Fig) is a mat-forming succulent with creeping stems, fleshy 3-angled leaves, and yellow or light pink…
Aloinopsis spathulata (Hardy Living Stone) is a charming mat-forming succulent with blue-grey, tightly held, rounded leaves with prominent…