South Africa's succulents—small, fleshy, green plants sometimes shaped like roses or stars, and often found peeping out between rocks in dry areas—are sought after by an increasingly ...

By Mongabay.com Succulents endemic to South Africa and Namibia are drying up and dying across the increasingly hot northern ...

especially on wild populations from South Africa, leading to unsustainable harvesting and even extinction. Succulent plants usually grow in arid regions and store water in their roots, leaves or stems ...

Ox tongue (Gasteria glomerata) is a succulent gem. Foliage consists of paired leaves, each of which is thick and covered with ...

This might explain the silences between the two botanists as their vehicle crunches over a gravelly Richtersveld moonscape, a desert that straddles the South African and Namibian border along the ...

EUROPEAN gardens owe so much to South Africa for the plants which adorn them that the appearance of a South African Botanical Magazine is an event of considerable interest. Dr. I. B. Pole Evans ...

Carpobrotus edulis, commonly known as the sour fig or Hottentot fig, is a succulent plant native to South Africa. This hardy perennial is known for its fleshy leaves, vibrant flowers, and especially ...

especially on wild populations from South Africa, leading to unsustainable harvesting and even extinction. Succulent plants usually grow in arid regions and store water in their roots, leaves or ...