Dinteranthus

Dinteranthus ( lat. Dinteranthus ) - genus of plants of the family Aizovye .

These are supersucculent plants, which, along with lithops and conophytums, belong to the group of “living stones”. Plants are found in a small area in the Cape Province of South Africa , in the valley of the Orange River, where relatively much rain falls in summer.

The genus is named for Kurt Moritz Dinter , who made a great contribution to the study of the flora of the Namib desert.

With its external appearance, the dinteranthus are more similar than other “living stones”, like small balls - their length and width are almost the same, and in some species the gap between a pair of leaves is only barely marked. Even in those cases when it is deep enough, this notch practically does not violate the general spherical shape. Young plants are found singly, but over time, most species form small groups.