Faucaria tigrina by rhoing

Faucaria tigrina

From inside the greenhouse, Faucaria tigrina or “Tiger’s jaw” (for obvious reasons and “faucaria” is Latin for “jaws”; of the family Aizoaceae. “The Aizoaceae is the largest family of leaf succulent plants, and most of its species are endemic to southern Africa” — http://www.amjbot.org/content/90/10/1433.full

Species’ page at PhytoImages, http://phytoimages.siu.edu/cgi-bin/dol/dol_terminal.pl?taxon_name=Faucaria_tigrina&rank=binomial

Photo taken at the SIUC Plant Biology Greenhouse, http://www.plantbiology.siu.edu/facilities/plant-biology-facilities/greenhouse/index.php

A year ago (“Young buck”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2011-11-30
Great shot! Love this plant!
December 2nd, 2012  
Gorgeous detail
December 2nd, 2012  
This looks pretty vicious
December 2nd, 2012  
Great detail!
December 3rd, 2012  
Great detail, looks like a bunch of teeth about to eat you whole :)
December 10th, 2012  
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