As to what it represents, I've no idea -- but in terms of morphology, I'd guess (in order): fruit - bark - leaf.
Can't think of it's name at moment but that cactus plant with usually bright pink bell like flowers. Found a pic but they are calling it a thanksgiving cactus. Another mob are saying Christmas cactus Aghhhh!!!!!!!!!! Not proper name. Old name Zygocactus or one of those type of flowering cacti types Liz
Schlumbergera? Kinda makes me think of prickly pear---y'know, the edible kind that are sold in grocery stores.
No, It's not a water plant or a shrub, it's an understory plant. It comes from South Africa and again the texture of the leaf is said to resemble a large reptile....
Microsorum musifolium . http://images.google.com/imgres?img...microsoft:en-gb:IE-SearchBox&rlz=1I7SUNA&sa=N
That's it Microsorum musifolium 'CROCODYLLUS' or Crocodile Fern. This fern originates from South Africa and is an excellent indoor plant. It's very tolerable of minimal watering and low light conditions. Unlike other ferns it does not need to be watered every day nor kept constantly moist (which makes it a perfect plant for me:}) It was the amazing texture that grabbed my attention and, of course, I had to have one. It's not very common in our region just another one of those things I've collected along my way.
Is this related to the birds nest ferns we have here that usually grow high up in trees but down south we keep in pots or fern gardens? Liz
This is what I could find thanks to 'The Taxonomicon' website: Bird's nest ferns (Asplenium): Class - Polypodiopsida Order - Polypodiales Family - Aspleniaceae Croc Fern (Microsorum): Class - Polypodiopsida Order - Polypodiales Family - Polypodiaceae So yes you could say their closely related. We grow the birds nest in ground and pots up here too, often used as indoor and shade house plants.
