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Baby Toes

Scientific name	Fenestraria rhopalophylla
Common name	Window Plant
Type	Succulents & Cacti
Variety	Evergreen
USDA Zone hardiness	10a - 11
Exposure	Full sun
Height	Under 1'
Spread	Under 1'

Succulent plant in the family Aizoaceae. The species is also called babies toes or window plant. On each leaf there is transparent window-like area at the top, it is for these window-like structures that the genus is named. In the wild, the plant grows mostly buried by sand. The transparent tips are often above the sand and allow light into the leaves for photosynthesis. Native to Namibia and Namaqualand in southern Africa.