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This large family of mainly small, succulent plants comprises 130 genera and 1200 species which chiefly come from South Africa. To survive under difficult desert conditions they adopt different strategies. Some have fleshy leaves, others just a single pair of leaves and others bury their leaves in the sand with just the tips exposed. The flowers are often large and showy, coming in bright colours and resembling daisies.

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