Faucaria
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Faucaria is a genus of around 33 species of succulent subtropical plants of the family Aizoaceae.
The name comes from the Latin word "fauces" (= animal mouth) because of the appearance of leaves.
They comes from South Africa : Cape Province and the Karoo desert.