Banana Yucca

Plants > Asparagaceae

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Banana YuccaScientific Name: Yucca baccataCategory: PlantsSubcategory: AsparagaceaeSize: Stemless rosette height 1.0 to 1.5 m (3.3 to 4.9 ft); leaf length up to 1 m (3.3 ft)Weight: Heavy, fibrous evergreen desert succulent rosetteLifespan: 50...

Socotra Fig Tree

Plants > Succulents & Desert Plants

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Socotra Fig TreeScientific Name: Dorstenia gigasCategory: PlantsSubcategory: Succulents & Desert PlantsRange: Yemen, strictly endemic to the isolated archipelago of Socotra in the Indian OceanHabitat Type: Vertical limestone cliff faces,...

Living Pebble

Plants > Succulents & Desert Plants

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Living PebbleScientific Name: Conophytum calculusCategory: PlantsSubcategory: Succulents & Desert PlantsRange: South Africa, strictly endemic to the Knersvlakte quartz gravel plains of the Western Cape provinceHabitat Type: Arid,...

Baby Toes

Plants > Succulents & Desert Plants

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Baby ToesScientific Name: Fenestraria rhopalophyllaCategory: PlantsSubcategory: Succulents & Desert PlantsRange: Southwestern Africa, along the hyper-arid coastal fog belt of the Namib Desert, spanning coastal southern Namibia and...

Baseball Plant

Plants > Succulents & Desert Plants

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Baseball PlantScientific Name: Euphorbia obesaCategory: PlantsSubcategory: Succulents & Desert PlantsRange: South Africa, strictly endemic to a tiny geographic area in the Great Karoo semi-desert around Kendrew, Graaff-Reinet, in the...