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|genus=Fenestraria
 
|genus=Fenestraria
 
|species=rhopalophylla
 
|species=rhopalophylla
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|common_name=babies toes, window plant
 
|habit=cacti-succulent
 
|habit=cacti-succulent
 
|habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
 
|habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
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|Max wd metric=in
 
|Max wd metric=in
 
|width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
 
|width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
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|origin=S Africa
 
|lifespan=perennial
 
|lifespan=perennial
 
|life_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
 
|life_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
 
|exposure=part-sun
 
|exposure=part-sun
 
|sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
 
|sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
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|water=dry
 
|features=flowers
 
|features=flowers
 
|flower_season=early spring, mid spring, late spring, early winter, mid winter, late winter
 
|flower_season=early spring, mid spring, late spring, early winter, mid winter, late winter
 
|flower_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
 
|flower_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
 
|flowers=orange, yellow
 
|flowers=orange, yellow
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|Min Temp Num=32
 
|Temp Metric=°F
 
|Temp Metric=°F
 
|min_zone=8
 
|min_zone=8
 
|max_zone=11
 
|max_zone=11
|image=Upload.png
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|image=Fenestraria_rhopalophylla.jpg
 
|image_width=240
 
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| latin_name = ''Fenestraria rhopalophylla''
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| common_names = babies toes, window plant
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| high = 10cm (2 in)
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| wide =  <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->
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| origin = S Africa
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| lifespan = perennial
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| exposure = full sun  <!--- full sun, part-sun, semi-shade, shade, indoors, bright filtered (you may list more than 1) -->
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| hardiness = ?°C (32°F)
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| color = IndianRed
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| image = Fenestraria_rhopalophylla.jpg
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| genus = Fenestraria
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| species = rhopalophylla
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Fenestraria rhopalophylla is an unusual plant from the deserts of South Africa.  Each leaf has a translucent window at the tip, where sunlight is filtered to enable photosynthesis throughout the leaf. Grows to 2 inches tall.
 
Fenestraria rhopalophylla is an unusual plant from the deserts of South Africa.  Each leaf has a translucent window at the tip, where sunlight is filtered to enable photosynthesis throughout the leaf. Grows to 2 inches tall.
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'''''Fenestraria''''' is a [[monotypic]] genus of succulent plants in the family [[Aizoaceae]]. The species is also called '''babies toes''' or '''window plant'''.
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On each leaf there is transparent window-like area at the top, it is for these window-like structures that the genus is named (Latin: ''[[Window#Etymology|fenestra]]''). 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]]. ''F. rhopalophylla'' is native to [[Namibia]] and [[Namaqualand]] in southern Africa. The plants are generally found growing in sandy or calciferous soils under low < 100&nbsp;mm rainfall.
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''F. rhopalophylla'' appears very similar to ''[[Frithia]] pulchra'', though the leaves are a slightly different shape and
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''F. rhopalophylla'' has yellow flowers, compared to the pink flowers of ''F. pulchra''.
    
==Cultivation==
 
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==Species==
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==Varieties==
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Subspecies:
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* ''F. rhopalophylla'' subsp. ''rhopalophylla''
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* ''F. rhopalophylla'' subsp. ''aurantiaca'' (=*''F. aurantiaca'')
    
==Gallery==
 
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Image:Upload.png| photo 1
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Image:Fenestraria rhopaliphylla rhopalophylla.jpg| Large stand of ''F. rhopalophylla'' subsp. ''rhopalophylla'' seedlings
Image:Upload.png| photo 2
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Image:Fenestraria rhopalophylla.jpg| ''F. rhopalophylla'' in flower
Image:Upload.png| photo 3
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Image:Fenestraria_rhopalophylla.JPG| photo 3
 
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