Huernia guttata IB8557

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Huernia guttata IB8557

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It is nice to see the occasional plant where the botanical name is justified. The Latin guttatus meaning spotted or speckled in chickens or dappled or piebald in horses. From gutta - a drop of fluid or natural spots on animals, stones, etc.
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I know they are trying to attract flies, but why would nature imitate blood spatter around a gunshot wound? :grin:
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Herts Mike wrote: ↑Mon May 17, 2021 5:43 pm 6B559BAA-0525-4F50-8698-082C847F4F7A.jpeg
Love it! 😍
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You learn something every day....
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Brilliant flower, Mike! (tu)
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(tu) (tu) (tu)
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