Faucaria tuberculosa

SUC43
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Faucaria (lat. Faucaria is a genus of plants in the Aizoaceae family, native to the Cape Province of South Africa.
Dwarf, branched perennials forming rosettes. The roots are slightly fleshy. The leaves are opposite, 2-4 pairs on short stems, slightly fused at the base. They have a wide-triangular shape, from triangular to almost flat, up to 45 mm long and up to 20 mm wide. The leaves have smooth white or serrated edges, and in some species the teeth are elongated and end in a thin thread. The surface of the leaves can be smooth, bumpy, marbled or ribbed. They can be dark green, reddish-purple or rarely bluish in color.
The flowers are solitary, apical, on a short pedicel, sessile or almost sessile, dicotyledonous, with a diameter of 30 to 50 mm. The flowers open during the day and close in the evening. There are 5 sepals, unequal, often with a keeled edge. The petals are 2- or 3-row, free, linear, pointed, blunt or notched, often curved. Inside they can be yellow or orange in color, and outside and when fading, they are often reddish-copper, rarely white.

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