unidentified succulent. Your help is needed. The plant grows in a private collection in Berkeley, CA8/9/2016. Now identified as Trichodiadema bulbosum, a South African caudiciform succulent
Trichodiadema bulbosum is known as the "African Bonsai" in certain circles. The species is native to the Port Elizabeth region of South Africa. The genus name means "threaded hairs" and refers to the bristles so visible in this photo. The plant photographed grows in a private collection in Berkeley, CA.
This baby grew in the nursery of Uwe Beyerand I ordered it by mail from his webshop www.conos-paradise.comHis full botanical description:Conophytum pageae "subrisum" SB1200, Kaalberg
More? Have a look at my Lithops glow set:www.flickr.com/photos/yellowcloud/sets/72157612365799796/Take a flashlight / fiber light source and illuminate a small part of the lithops top window, and the entire transparent plant body lights up!Note the differences in the daylight/glow appearance of the lithops windows!Lithops are extremely succulent plants originating from the semi-deserts of southern Africa. Their plant body rests under ground, while on top they have transparent windows to let sunlight in for photosynthesis. A camouflage pattern on the windows lets them appear more or less like a pair of pebblestones, so hungry animals may hardly find them. I like them because they look like ornamented knobs or gemstones.This one grew in the nursery of Uwe Beyerand I ordered it by mail from his webshop www.conos-paradise.comHis full botanical description: Cole#99Lithops pseudotruncatella ssp. pseudotruncatella v. pseudotruncatella "mundtii", 150km NE of WindhoekDO NOT MISS:www.lithops.info/www.lithops.de/www.lithops.co.za/www.lithop.supanet.com/Be aware that sites from the southern hemispherehave a six-month-shift in the description of theannual lithops growing cycle.
For comparison with the corresponding Lithops glow image in this set.Lithops are extremely succulent plants originating from the semi-deserts of southern Africa. Their plant body rests under ground, while on top they have transparent windows to let sunlight in for photosynthesis. A camouflage pattern on the windows lets them appear more or less like a pair of pebblestones, so hungry animals may hardly find them. I like them because they look like ornamented knobs or gemstones.This one grew in the nursery of Uwe Beyerand I ordered it by mail from his webshop www.conos-paradise.comHis full botanical description: Cole#99Lithops pseudotruncatella ssp. pseudotruncatella v. pseudotruncatella "mundtii", 150km NE of WindhoekDO NOT MISS:www.lithops.info/www.lithops.de/www.lithops.co.za/www.lithop.supanet.com/Be aware that sites from the southern hemispherehave a six-month-shift in the description of theannual lithops growing cycle.