The popular Conophytum, Lithops and Tylecodon are part of the group of rare and aesthetically unique succulents which are now being illegally traded all over the world. Since 2019, over 1 million ...

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Poachers in South Africa raid farmers’ lands for Conophytum, rare succulents coveted by ornamental plant collectors. Confiscated conos, such as these Conophytum comptonii, are kept in secure ...

SANTA CRUZ (KPIX) – Three men caught smuggling succulent plants along the north coast in Mendocino and Humboldt counties have been sentenced to prison and ordered to pay $10,000 fines ...

Another culprit is extreme collectors who are looking for rare specimens. More broadly, the popularity of succulents has been on a steep rise since 2007. A 2017 survey by Garden Center Magazine ...

An experienced climber and a researcher with UC Santa Cruz’s Environmental Studies Department, McCabe was part of a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service project to ensure the survival of the rare ...

SANTA CRUZ — Emeritus Director of Research at the UC Santa Cruz Arboretum & Botanic Garden Stephen McCabe has recently described and named two new species of succulent plants, which he found ...

Free. Succulent container workshop: 10 a.m. at Buchanan's Native Plants, 611 E. 11th; registration required at 713-861-5702, buchanansplants.com. Free. Bulbs and Buddies: With Chris Wiesinger and ...

Botanists warn that the trend may wipe out important and rare succulent species. Dr. Cornelia Klak, from the department of biological sciences at the University of Cape Town, South Africa ...

Staff at the garden say the plant is rare and highly coveted amongst collectors. “If you're a codex lover in the succulent arena, that's a plant that you might want to own, or you might want to ...

Other collectors are individual plant enthusiasts who are after rare plants for their private collections, and communities who have been using succulent plants for cultural and medical reasons for ...