Dyckia sp hebdingii related or Dyckia sp hebdingii affinis grandis habitat

Here you can see some pictures of this wonderful Dyckia hebdingii variety habitat.

Some years ago I was told by a local farmer all plants around his house was removed

and dumped into a pond to destroy them as they would harm his children. We were also told some

individuals were alive  well within his lands. In fact we found some half a dozen of them at that time and now during this journey we found a gorgeous and pristine new location and a vigorous well fixed comunity.This time the land owner is a young and gentle farmer who is well  known of the value and rarity of these plants. This young farmer was tremendously gentle and attentions with us.Definitely the plant is safe in there and this occurrence made us all very happy.

This plant is among the most beautiful Dyckia I saw  to this very day!!

TYhe region is a labitinth with many dirt roads and only a skilled and well acquanted guide can get you thereand even so directions are needed to be asked  once there.

The hebdingii type form occurs some kilometers  apart from this local.

Dyckia are growing on a moss rug and the shrubs are sharing  the same spot.

Notice the huge bare rock surface. This is a top of a hill or a top of a huge rock.

The climbing was  a  very rough pone but...what a reward once we are there!

 

Yes, some Dyckia individuals are less blue white and have less frosting.

Mr. Steven Frieze, a Bill Baker and Steve Ball close friend was the guy who provided the means for us to be there..a man of power, wisdom and a tremendous love for the xerics.

It was mid afternoon and we could have spent the whole day in there...

The weather could not had being better...

 

Now look straight, you will spot cacti growing there and what a beautiful cactus!

A paradise for the xeric lover.

 

 

We were high...high in heaven! Oh sure we were.

I am having now photography classes and with a better camera and some photographic

 more skills I wish to get back there ....

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Butia ariospatha is a native palm and grows all around  the Southern part of Brazil.

It produces juice edible fruits. This is a beautiful mature and very old specimen.

 

A close look at Dyckia hebdingii home in nature.

Dyckia hebdingii lives here....South in Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul.

Dyckias share habitat with cacti and some other interesting plants.
The palm below is Butia ariospatha a native palm tree thar bears edible fruits.

The stones are ever present in Dyckia hebdingii habitats.
This local here is the habitat type form.
Dyckia hebdingii grows in an charcoal mining area and now most of the land has being used for Eucalyptus plantation for the paper industry.

Me, this fat strange guy....and Dyckia hebdingii in wilderness...a fresh cold and sunny winter day.

Colunar cacti and others could  be seen sharing habitat with  Dyckia hebdingii.

Notice the charming cactus in front of this Dyckia group.

 

Those clumps are always facing North in nature. This means facing the sun.

In Southern hemisphere north is the sunny spot.....

Insn´t this  spectacular?

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Dyckia brevifolia and friends....

This is the Itajaí-açu river in Santa Catarina...paradisiac!

This gentleman is Steven Frieze.

Californian xeric lover, an entrepreneur and a mind to follow.

He and Phyllys made this trip of us possible.

Steven and Phyllis live in Los Angeles area in California.

Steven was Bill Baker close friend.

 

 

Phyllis, Steven´s wife...always with a prompt smile.

This rain water pond reveals some  of the Dyckia brevifolia intimacy to water...

 

 

 

 

Dyckia brevifolia in Nature.....

Itajaí-açu river rocky banks and Dyckia brevifolia.......

This the home of one of the most spectacular plants, Dyckiabrevifolia the most well known Dyckia species and still a unknown one...

 

Dyckia brevifolia is capable of living for weeks in a roll deep submerged in fast moving water of the floods.The plant closes all its "doors and windows" and  live "suspended" deep under water.

This magic is one of the least known Dyckia abilities and one of  most spectacular.

Lefovers from a recend flood...

 

Dyckia brevifolia is only found where the river  is fast running amid rocks.

Whit waters seem to bring humidity to the plant and also keeps the rocks clean of the bushes that could bring shadows to this sun lover beauty.

 

Have you ever imagined Dyckia brevifolia may present a very light and thin cover of frosting?

 

I wished I could have a more accurate camera and ....

...isn´t this beautiful?

 

 

 

Dyckia seedlings are a rare episode in wilderness...

 

Lichens, algae and mosses are all vital to the surviving of Dyckias...

 

 

 

These bushes are Raulinoa. This planta just can be found here in nature and was studied by our botanist Raulino Reitz who also studied many of our Bromeliads as well as Dyckias. Brevifolia, ibiramensis, reitzii...

 

My well known left hand...

 

Spectacular, to say the least....paradisiac!

 

 

I hope you just had a nice trip to  Dyckia brevifolia place....

 

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