desert rose
Drought-tolerant ornamental plant
Desert rose names several unrelated things united by appearance.
Most commonly it's a rosette-shaped mineral formation—gypsum or barite crystals that form in arid sandy conditions, resembling a bloom.
It's also a flowering succulent (*Adenium obesum*) native to Africa and Arabia, prized as an ornamental for its showy pink and red flowers.
She kept a desert rose on her windowsill.
Transparent gypsum variety
- gypsumHydrated calcium sulfate
- bariteBarium sulfate mineral
- rosetteCircular ribbon ornament
- formationCreation or arrangement
mineral · crystalline · cluster · evaporite · translucent · luster · specimen · collector
Moist and flavorful
- oleanderToxic flowering evergreen shrub
- bonsaiCultivated miniature potted tree
- tropicalOf hot, humid regions
- drought-tolerantAble to withstand aridity
flowering · ornamental · pink · houseplant · grafted · sap · toxic · Madagascar
selenite
Transparent gypsum variety
formation · mineral · crystalline · cluster · evaporite · translucent · luster · specimen · collector · sedimentary
succulent
Moist and flavorful
- oleanderToxic flowering evergreen shrub
- bonsaiCultivated miniature potted tree
- tropicalOf hot, humid regions
drought-tolerant · flowering · ornamental · pink · houseplant · grafted · sap · toxic · Madagascar · African
- desert featuresmirage, sandstorm, sand dunes, oasis, dust devil
- desert lifecamel, cactus, scorpion, rattlesnake, sidewinder
- desert plantssaguaro, prickly pear, cholla, agave, barrel cactus
- African plantsacacia, acacias, baobab, protea, rooibos
- Australian plantseucalyptus, eucalypts, gum tree, acacia, wattle
- drought-tolerant plantscacti, agave, aloe, aloe vera, xerophytes
desert rosewater lily
Aquatic flowering plant
rainforest plant · lotus · moss · aquatic plant · water hyacinth
desert rosewater hyacinth
Buoyant freshwater flowering plant
cattail · rice plant · watercress · pond weed · duckweed
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