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Succulents, be they succulents, plants with caudex or cacti, are plant beings that have been evolving for between 30 and 40 million years. They began their journey in what is today the African continent, where they lived in warm areas with more or less regular rains, but with the passage of time the part that we know as America was separated by the movement of the tectonic plates. This caused that many of these plants had to die ... or adapt to the changes.

Little by little, new genera with their respective species were emerging., who managed to live without problems in arid areas (although not completely dry, as you will be able to see in other blog articles). For example, the Cactaceae family, which is made up of those plants that have, the vast majority of them, thorns, has more than 200 genera with about 2500 species. You imagine? 2500 !, although that of the succulent surpasses it…: 2337 genera with 4000 species. On the other hand, of caudiciformes it is not clear how many there are, but it is a less common type of plant, yes, spectacular.

Faced with such beauty, it is impossible not to fall in love with some of the succulents. You may like cacti better, or succulents or those with caudex, ... or all of them, but in this section I am going to try to make you know each and every one of them so that you know and see the great variety that there is. In this way, it will be much easier for you to have the collection you want, or to give one to that special person.

But beware: there are many that are in danger of extinctionTherefore, before making any purchase, you should know where the specimen that interests you comes from. Of course, In the same file of the plant you will see if the species in question is at risk of disappearing forever or not, and if so, why, since there are several causes that the world loses plants. Either due to loss of habitat, to remove them from their habitat for later sale, invasion of alien plants ... Anything can make us lose a specific succulent at any time.

So If you want to know the characteristics of each of the cacti, succulents and plants with caudex that are in the nurseries 'and beyond' this is your section. You can enjoy the photos, but also reading and learning the special care they require. In this way I assure you that it will be very easy for you to know them thoroughly, discover all their secrets and, yes, also know which one or which are missing in your home.

Because these plants are wonderful, and it is a real shame that with the amount of species that there are only the same ones as always are for sale in the nearby nurseries and garden centers. Fortunately, more and more experts are giving us the opportunity to expand our particular 'succulent beauty catalog' 😉, and here you will find everything you need to learn about them.