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A perfect windowsill plant

This two leaved monotype from the Namib desert can live over 1

bearing more genetic resemblance to the cacti of South America than the fellow fog dwellers in the winter rainfall climate of Namaqualand

where it's range is extremely limited

Don't Bust the Crust! Badge T-Shirt Size:S or outside unobstructedCryptobiotic soil crusts form when communities of microscopic algae, fungi, lichens, and mosses, grow together in desert soilsgluing soil particles together to form a living symbiotic matrix. These cryptic lifeformsvital to the health of arid ecosystems, are also highly vulnerable to human disturbance. For decades, Jayne Belnap and the amazing folks at the National Parks Service (NPS) have acted as human advocates for these remarkable and unassuming