Quaqua incarnata subsp. hottentotorum

Quaqua incarnata subsp. hottentotorum is a dwarf succulent growing a clump of four-angled stems that taper slightly towards their tips and may also curve. Along each angled ridge a vertical row of sharply pointed tubercles that bulge at the base can be seen.

Stem colour is dark grey, purple or nearly black. Stem surfaces appear rough and uneven, suggesting a simultaneously leathery and translucent texture; the skin of surviving hardship in a relentless climate.

The rocky, barren terrain of the plant’s habitat is in view in the photo. The plant is considered to be still doing well in the species survival stakes in its habitat early in the twenty first century (iSpot).