Succulent Plants, Gerrardanthus Macrorrhizus, The Bigfoot. Succulent Plants, Gerrardanthus Macrorrhizus. The Bigfoot, Gerrardanthus Macrorrhizus, Is A Perennial Climber, Expanded At The Base Into A Succulent Pumpkin-Like Caudex, Usually About 30-40 Cm In Diameter. The Smooth, Alternate Leaves Are Ivy-Shaped, Shiny And Prominently Veined. The Bigfoot Has Small, Dark Brownish-Yellow Orchid-Like Flowers. There Are Male And Female Plants. If A Female Flowers Is Fecundated, It Is Followed By Pendulous Fruit, Which Resembles A Sea Cucumber, And Opens At The Lower Tip To Release A Number Of Large, Papery, Winged Seeds.

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