Pachypodium namaquanum CSPOT Cryptobiotic soil crusts form when

Cryptobiotic soil crusts form when communities of microscopic algae

Can take more water than most succulents

Xeric plants live amongst boulders and rocks

this Pachypodium is sometimes referred to as "halfmens" by the Nama people

Pachypodium namaquanum CSPOT Cryptobiotic soil crusts form whenFrom the Northern Cape of South Africa, this Pachypodium is sometimes referred to as "halfmens" by the Nama people, which means "semi human" in Afrikaans. Pachypodium namaquanam grows excrutiatingly slow and can only be enjoyed by those who value a journey over its destination. They have some of the most interesting shaped leaves of all the Pachypodium, lanceolate with tightly curled margins. Zygomorphic to boot. Currently growing in a 3. 5 terra