Y. gigantea is a tree-type succulent that reaches up to 10 meters high. Most of them are compact, small perennial epiphytes growing on rotten wood. This beautiful succulent is made of small teardrop-shaped plump leaves that look fluffy due to the white fur-like structure covering them. Pachyphytum is a small genus of succulents in the Crassulaceae family, native from Mexico, lands at 600 to 1,500 metres (2,000 to 4,900 ft) high. When many people picture a cactus, they see that iconic barrel cactus with two limbs. Known globally as African starfish flowers, and locally as carrion flowers, members of the genus Stapelia are usually characterised by their foul-smelling flowers reminiscent of the odour of rotting meat. Euphorbia is a very large and diverse genus of flowering plants, commonly called spurge, in the spurge family. Many succulents like cacti are found thriving in deserts and arid regions. The soft spines are feather-like in appearance and to the touch which coined the common name, feather cactus. P. 328. The four-angled stems are usually prominently sharp-toothed, with a soft tip. The needle-like green leaves that form a round shape makes the plant look like a hedgehog, hence the common name. Mesems like rich soils with good drainage. x Graptoveria are succulent plants that are hybrid crosses between Graptopetalum and Echeveria. Frithia is a genus of succulent plant in family Aizoaceae, indigenous to several small rocky areas in the vicinity of Gauteng Province, South Africa. Phylogenetic studies have shown the genus to be monophyletic, and most closely related to the stapeliad genera Richtersveldtia and Notechidnopsis. In horticulture, what probably comes to mind when talking about succulents are the striking small rose-like plants made of thick fleshy green leaves often found in small pots decorating tabletops. They have found that among the most convenient and reliable plants to grow in this kind of setting are succulents.