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Brightfig Tribe
Ruschieae
The Aizoaceae (/ˌeɪzoʊˈeɪsi.iː, -ˌaɪ/), or fig-marigold family, are a large family of dicotyledonous flowering plants containing 135 genera and about 1,800 species. Several genera are commonly named ice plants or carpet weeds. The Aizoaceae are also referred to as vygies in South Africa. Some of the unusual Southern African genera—such as Conophytum, Lithops, Titanopsis, and Pleiospilos (among others)—resemble gemstones, rocks, or pebbles, and are sometimes called living stones or mesembs (short for mesembryanthemums).
60 branches of this tribe, most-observed first
sea figs
genusCarpobrotus
dewplants
genusLampranthus
Dewfigs
genusDrosanthemum
Sheepfigs
genusDelosperma
Tentfigs
genusRuschia
Fingerfigs
genusMalephora
Ice Plants
genusDisphyma
Spoonfigs
genusErepsia
Buttons
genusConophytum
Matfigs
genusAntimima
Clockfigs
genusCheiridopsis
Toothfigs
genusOscularia
Stonefigs
genusLithops
Tuftleaf Vygie
genusTrichodiadema
Tonguefigs
genusGlottiphyllum
Starfigs
genusCephalophyllum
Beachfigs
genusJordaaniella
Nightfigs
genusHereroa
Silver Stones
genusArgyroderma
Rootfigs
genusKhadia
Tigerfigs
genusFaucaria
Humpfigs
genusGibbaeum
Stomatium
genusStomatium
Tiptooth Figs
genusAcrodon
Leipoldtia
genusLeipoldtia
Humbug Vygies
genusChasmatophyllum
Ruschiella
genusRuschiella
Kwaggafigs
genusPleiospilos
Treefigs
genusStoeberia
Hedgehog Figs
genusBraunsia
Daggerfigs
genusMachairophyllum
Meatfigs
genusSchlechteranthus
Hardfigs
genusCorpuscularia
Bergeranthus
genusBergeranthus
Starfigs
genusAmphibolia
Thornfigs
genusEberlanzia
Pearlfigs
genusMonilaria
Donkeyfigs
genusMestoklema
Nananthus
genusNananthus
Sarcozonas
genusSarcozona
Sederbergia
genusSederbergia
Stagfigs
genusSmicrostigma
Fenestraria
genusFenestraria
Rhombophyllum
genusRhombophyllum
Sicklefigs
genusAstridia
Robertson Tentfigs
genusBrianhuntleya
Frithia
genusFrithia
Shamblefigs
genusPhiambolia
Titanopsis
genusTitanopsis
Eggfigs
genusOophytum
Willyfigs
genusMitrophyllum
Wartfigs
genusAloinopsis
Rockfigs
genusScopelogena
Finger Figs
genusCylindrophyllum
Ihlenfeldtia
genusIhlenfeldtia
Psammophora
genusPsammophora
Rhinephyllum
genusRhinephyllum
Malephoropsis
genusMalephoropsis
Dracophilus
genusDracophilus
Odontophorus
genusOdontophorus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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