Prized plants The most at-risk succulent genera

Conophytum is by far the most popular genus for illegal succulent diggers and there are thousands of varieties, some of which grow into odd shapes. They flower in autumn and are sometimes known as button plants. Anacampseros are small undershrubs of dense rounded leaves that may form dense mats. Argyroderma consists of more than 50 species of succulents. These distinctive plants are often known as “living stones” because of their round blue-green leaves that look like stones. Euphorbia

nesemannii is a spiny succulent with a nearly cylindrical body, most of which is below ground.