Flower of ‘Baby’s toes’

“Fenestraria rhopalophylla subsp. aurantiaca” is a succulent in the Aizoaceae family. This flower is yellow, but there are also white varieties. I quite like this image, so I hope it'll be uploaded to PhytoImages, though it already has a side-view image…

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

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

1 year ago (“ ‘Heterocentron elegans’ or ‘Spanish Shawl’ ”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2014-02-12
2 years ago (“Fat Tuesday”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2013-02-12
3 years ago (“Not-quite an abstract: Transom, window ‘n’ door”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2012-02-12
4 years ago (“‘Rings of Saturn’?”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2011-02-12

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[GaryW]

Great detail and close up!