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Tigerfigs
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Tigerfigs

Faucaria

Faucaria is a genus of around 8 species of succulent subtropical flowering plants of the family Aizoaceae. The name comes from the Latin word fauces (“animal mouth”) because of the appearance of "teeth" on the leaves.

Faucaria species are native to the Cape Province of South Africa and the Karoo Desert.

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8 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Tiger's-jaws

speciesFaucaria tigrina

Camdeboo Tigerfig

speciesFaucaria bosscheana

Cat Tigerfig

speciesFaucaria felina

Faucaria britteniae

speciesFaucaria britteniae

Faucaria tuberculosa

speciesFaucaria tuberculosa

Faucaria subintegra

speciesFaucaria subintegra

Faucaria gratiae

speciesFaucaria gratiae

Faucaria nemorosa

speciesFaucaria nemorosa

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 424118.