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olafurp@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• azi@mander.xyz ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  There’s a bunch of species of cactus (family Cactaceae) but only Rhipsalis baccifera is found in the old world. Even weirder is that it’s found in sub-Saharan Africa and for some reason also Sri Lanka

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  • multifariace@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Pangean prodigies.

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    • captainlezbian@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Cactus would love the Pangean interior

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  • olafurp@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Whaaaaa, that’s crazy! Thanks for the explanation

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• Kolanaki@yiffit.net ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I’m gonna guess that whatever plant they are talking about isn’t supposed to be in Sri Lanka. But it is.

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