Gypsophilia

[One Windowsill]

A Spanish/North African plant has been demonstrated for the first time to be able to derive the majority of its water supply for part of the year from the water of crystallisation of gypsum. Definitely a xerophyte if not succulent (I can't tell from the photos). Many other xerophytes are likely to be able to do this.

http://www.neomatica.com/2014/09/01/des ... psum-rock/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; (wrong species as illustration)

http://www.nature.com/ncomms/2014/14081 ... s5660.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; (paywalled)

http://flora-aragon.blogspot.co.uk/2009 ... matum.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; (for some reason google translates yesoso as chalky rather than gypsumy)

http://waste.ideal.es/helianthemumsquamatum.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[adetheproducer]

Thats pretty amazing.

[CactusFanDan]

Very amazing! Thanks for sharing this.