Top Results for Succulent

Richtersveld National Park protects a rugged mountain desert in South Africa's Northern Cape, beside the Orange River and the border with Namibia. It forms part of the wider Richtersveld region, which is known for exceptional succulent diversity and the traditional pastoral culture of the Nama peopl...

Euphorbia milii (Crown of Thorns) is a spiny Madagascan succulent shrub named by botanist Baron Milius who introduced it to France around 1821, reportedly associated with the crown of thorns worn by Jesus.

Wild Stonecrop (Sedum ternatum) is a low-growing perennial succulent native to eastern North American woodlands. The plant features fleshy, rounded leaves arranged in whorls of three along creeping stems that form mats across rocky, shaded surfaces. In mid to late spring, it produces clusters of sma...

Pigface, or Carpobrotus rossii, is a prostrate succulent in the ice plant family Aizoaceae native to coastal southern Australia. It forms spreading groundcover on sand dunes and rocky coastal sites, with fleshy triangular leaves, mauve to purple flowers, and reddish edible fruits. Aboriginal Austral...

Christmas cactus is a common name for cultivated Schlumbergera plants, especially forms associated with Schlumbergera × buckleyi and related hybrids from Brazilian forest cacti. It is an epiphytic cactus with flattened, jointed stem segments and pendent flowers that appear in late autumn or winter,...

Sedum is a large and diverse genus of succulent plants commonly called stonecrops. Its species have fleshy leaves that store water and are adapted to dry, sunny habitats, although their requirements vary by species. Sedums produce small flowers in branched clusters that can attract bees and other in...

Agave is a genus of succulent plants native mainly to the Americas, with thick, often spiny leaves arranged in a rosette. Many species grow slowly and produce a tall flowering stalk only once before the original rosette dies, although offsets may survive. Blue agave, Agave tequilana, is cultivated i...

Aloe vera is a stemless or short-stemmed succulent in the genus Aloe, native to the Arabian Peninsula and now cultivated in warm regions worldwide. It forms rosettes of thick, toothed leaves containing a clear inner gel and a yellow latex layer near the surface. The gel is used in cosmetic and topic...

Portulaca, often called moss rose, commonly refers to Portulaca grandiflora and related flowering species in the purslane family, Portulacaceae. These low-growing plants have fleshy leaves and brightly colored flowers that open in strong sunlight and may close in cloudy conditions or at night. They...