Dyckia´s weird "motherhood"

These two plants here are true species, in fact superb Brazilian species.
Above you see Dyckia estevesii and down below you see Dyckia manier-lapostollei Bahia native.
Dyckias marniers have a huge territory invading three or four Brazilian States. They are never too many anywhere and they show some differences from region to region. This Bahia native is one of the prettiest and the rarest. It is blue/silver all over and instead of teeth it bears a saw blade like structure. It is also stronger than any and stuntier than the other Dyckia marnier.
Both Dyckias species here are well know abroad but let us do some thinking about Dyckia pupping ability:
The only easy way to produce clones is by side sprouting. This is done frequently by some species and rarely or never by others. Cloning is the only safe and certain way to reproduce the very same plant. In Dyckias, seeds are always, always very improbable. Dyckias seem to keep information from long ago times and eras and this information may come alive when the plant is removed from its site or get some special stimuli. There is too much left to be known in the Dyckia world. They are extremely difficult to be taxonomic classified and the academic Science committed many, many mistakes.
Safely, if my life depended on what is already known about Dyckias I would safely and without fear say: This is a beautiful Dyckia! or This is not as beautiful as that one! But this second statement is not as safe as the first. We have almost everything to be known about Dyckias. People and taxonomists have faced these plants with the same instruments as the other bromeliads were studied and this revealed to be useless.
This is very stimulant and thrives us to the Light.
True Science is based on curiosity and fears conformism.

But let us get back to these pictures here.
You see these plants are cloning. Each one guard their babies in a very different way.
Dyckia marnier have children in the darkness well guarded way deep under the strong leaves. The babies rarely see the sun and sun is life for Dyckias . They are extreme sun adorers.
Even in nature this strain of marnier is extremely rare. They allow all kinds of insects to live under their leaves and in many circumstances this kills the plant. Also its pups rarely survives the darkness and the plagues. So mother nature acts with wisdom. These pups are freed at the slightest touch. A rodents or any other animal may easily separate those pups from their mother. Ok, this sort of plant comportment must be studied.
Now look at the Dyckia estevesii puppies. They are facing the sun, the weather.
Now try to separate mother and the new plants, unless you have a good saw you will not separate them. Yet the marnier releases its children at the slightest touch even at tender age they are avidly set free.

Knowing is always a privilege. Dyckias invites you provokes you instigates you to get to know.
Wisdom does not come at easy, we have to conquer it, deserve it.
Light!
That is what we all should crave for.