#avonia

[wiley-treehouse-gardens]

Avonia, South Africa, 2025

[justluchettathatisall]

Visited Avonia Beach with my guy

[wenbochenphoto]

Karoo gansmis (Avonia papyracea) is said to mimic bird droppings to avoid herbivores in the desert of the Northern Cape. But I suspect it resembles more caterpillars and thus may be more attractive to birds? (the Chinese name is 银蚕 , which means silver silkworm). The white scales (stipules) function as shade clothes to protect the small green leaves underneath from the harsh desert sun. How clever it is!

[markunsan]

Avonia alstinii

[morphons]

Avonia namaquensis. July 2021. 

[annpacchi]

アボニア パピラケア Avonia papyracea ニョロニョロさん 夏場はこんなに色白なのね。 羨ましい。 #アボニア #アボニアパピラケア #ニョロニョロ #白蛇殿 #avonia #avoniapapyracea #iloveplants #ilovesucculents #nansgarden2020 #nansucculents https://www.instagram.com/p/CBzZy50FvlQ/?igshid=11bwno10jp82e

[stefano-bonalume]

Avonia papyracea

[tyranitardude]

Avonia, the daughter of Ghetsis and Aldith.

She is crude, vain, violent, disrespectful, selfish, and bossy.

She received a scar on her right eye when she was 19. She ended up in a fight at a bar when she was drunk.