Neoporteria sp CUT&SEW In our ongoing tribute to

In our ongoing tribute to poly-extremophilic life

It is slow-growing but can eventually grow up to 70 cm high

These were dyed with natural indigo Misa grew last season

The degree of spiral depends on the clone and the amount of sunlight the plant receives when the leaves started growing

Lichens challenge the idea that life reduces to a competition for resources among the fittest

Neoporteria sp CUT&SEW In our ongoing tribute toNeoporteria occurs in coastal hills (lomas costeras) on rocky soils. It is frequent and the population stable. The major threats are illegal collection and industrialization to process steel. The coastal formations in this region have vegetation corresponding to the Desierto Costero Huasco (Huasco coastal desert). Due to occasional precipitation, this vegetation has more permanence and continuity than the vegetation occurring farther north. U. S.