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[–] kofe 11 points 3 months ago

Well now I want to know why though

[–] bluebadoo 3 points 3 months ago

This is a quality plant nerd meme

[–] olafurp 3 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I don't get it

[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

There's a bunch of species of cactus (family Cactaceae) but only Rhipsalis baccifera is found in the old world. Even weirder is that it's not just found in the Americas and sub-Saharan Africa but also Sri Lanka for some reason.

Map of Cactus ranges. Rhipsalis baccifera is found in Sri Lanka and sub-Saharan Africa while all other species are found in the Americas

[–] olafurp 2 points 3 months ago

Whaaaaa, that's crazy! Thanks for the explanation

[–] multifariace 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Pangean prodigies.

[–] captainlezbian 2 points 3 months ago

Cactus would love the Pangean interior

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

I'm gonna guess that whatever plant they are talking about isn't supposed to be in Sri Lanka. But it is.