Author:
Jan Scholten
Book:
Qjurious
Type:
Info
Chapter:
3-663.23.12
Faucaria tigrina
Name: from the Latin word "fauces" = animal mouth.
Genus: 33 species.
Region: South Africa, Cape Province, Karoo desert.
Botany: succulent subtropical; light green, turning purple from strong sunshine; leaves thick, triangular, with teeth on the edges in opposite pairs lookimg like an animal mouth; flowers golden, yellow, in August.
