Neoporteria esmeraldana

Neoporteria esmeraldana Neoporteria esmeraldana
Date: 2002 November 14
Location: Esmeralda, Chile

Neoporteria esmeraldana in flower. This is one of the species of Neoporteria which is classified into the genus Thelocephala by those who recognise it as a separate genus. The plants grow with their flat tops level with the surface of the ground, often almost covered with gravel.

Neoporteria esmeraldana

Another plant, with the large flower totally concealing the plant body.


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