Mar 26, 2009

Dyckia sp - Caxias do Sul



The pictures have problems here but you can see the spines and the two colors of them.
The down side is is deep black and the upper side is silvery or silver scaled.
This is a big plant and a very colorful one.
Grows attached to one big stone by the side of heavy duty road.
Seeds are seed bird like. flowers in huge heavily branched flower spike.
Click on the pictures to seed them huge and in spite of the technical problems it is worth to see the pics.


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