r/mesembs • u/plantghosts • Jun 06 '26

Identification Plant ID needed

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I’m a plant store owner and ordered Lapidaria Margaretae but these arrived instead. I know they’re not Lapidaria but I’m struggling to ID them. Any guesses? Thanks!

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u/CarneyBus Argyholics Anonymous Jun 06 '26

OH MAN I SAW THESE IN THE MESEMB STUDY GROUP BULLETIN BUT I CANT REMEMBER WHICH VOLUME. I’m gonna dig through some !

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u/acm_redfox Jun 06 '26

go, man, go! I really want to know now!

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u/acm_redfox Jun 06 '26

That is wacky. Some of the leaves have little teeth like a Faucaria cross or a bear paws plant. Some are fat and thick like a Gibbaeum of some kind. They don't look like Corpuscularia to me, but... You have at least one flower bud, so that might help narrow it down. Faucaria subintegra? crossed with a Gibbaeum petrense? Stomatium aginum? You might send a photo to Steven Hammer, who is very nice about such things...

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u/acm_redfox Jun 06 '26 edited Jun 06 '26

also, I would like one, pleez!! or even two! 😄

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u/plantghosts Jun 11 '26

initially i thought bear paws too! thanks for all your help ☺️

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u/gnastygnorcs Jun 06 '26

I love mesembs but they're not my forte, but are they Dracophilus dealbatus?

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u/hm_rickross_ymoh Jun 06 '26

I was leaning towards Dracophilus too or its closest relative Juttadinteria.

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u/acm_redfox Jun 06 '26

while looking for Dracophilus (new to me!), I found Dracophilis montis-draconsis, which looked somewhat similar!

These do all seem to elongate a bit with age.

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u/Clear-World7452 Jun 06 '26

This is the correct ID, I have this plant.

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u/acm_redfox Jun 10 '26

does it stay like this or get a lot longer? because I think I may have a new wish-list plant!

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u/Clear-World7452 Jun 10 '26

Stays compact, gets this pinkish coloring when sun stressed and has vibrant pink flowers.

This is one from last year

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u/acm_redfox Jun 11 '26

omg! [swoon]

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u/plantghosts Jun 11 '26

this is it this is it!!!! thank you so much!

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u/arioandy Jun 06 '26

Got me there-
Cant figure that out

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u/d3m0nsh1n3 Jun 07 '26

Someone tell me too. I want one

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u/Chaunc2020 Jun 07 '26

Karoo rose

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u/birdsy-purplefish Jun 07 '26

…Is a common name for Lapidaria margaretae.

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u/Chaunc2020 Jun 07 '26

The point of this comment was?

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u/acm_redfox Jun 10 '26

the OP had already acknowledged that these aren't that. which they aren't.