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|familia=Aizoaceae
|genus=Faucaria
|taxo_author=Tisch.
|habit=cacti-succulent
|lifespan=perennial
|exposure=sun
|sun_ref=Wikipedia
|water=moderate, less when dormant
|water_ref=Wikipedia
|features=flowers
|Temp Metric=°F
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|image=Faucaria-tigrina-flores.jpg
|image_width=240
|image_caption=Faucaria tigrina
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''''' Faucaria''''' is a [[genus]] of around 33 [[species (biology)|species]] of [[succulent]] subtropical [[plant]]s of the family ''[[Aizoaceae]]''.

The name comes from the Latin word "fauces" (= animal mouth) because of the appearance of leaves. 

They comes from South Africa : Cape Province and the Karoo desert. 

Small plants of 8&nbsp;cm diameter, with thick triangular leaves. On the edges of the leaves there are upright teeth in opposite pairs that looks like an animal mouth.It may become bushy. 

The plants are light green, turning purple in the event of strong sunshine. 

Golden yellow flowers appear from August in the center of the [[Rosette (botany)|rosette]].