“Tiger’s jaw”

I had another flower shot I liked, but when the succulents bloom, you shoot now and get the other flowers later. I posted a no-flower image almost a year ago — http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2012-11-30 — and figured I should post this one when I could.

Faucaria tigrina belongs to the Aizoaceae family: “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

At PhytoImages:
» Species page: http://phytoimages.siu.edu/cgi-bin/dol/dol_terminal.pl?taxon_name=Faucaria_tigrina&rank=binomial
» Another photo of mine: http://phytoimages.siu.edu/imgs/paraman1/r/Aizoaceae_Faucaria_tigrina_69246.html

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

One year ago (“Fake-y looking?”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2012-11-15
Two years ago (“Seeing red”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2011-11-15

[Rick Schies]

She is a delightful ray of sunshine