Stapelia gigantea
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Stapelia gigantea is a species of flowering plant in the genus Stapelia of the family Apocynaceae. Common names include carrion plant and toad plant. The plant is native to the desert regions of north
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Ecological facilitation
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Ecological facilitation or probiosis describes species interactions that benefit at least one of the participants and cause harm to neither. Facilitations can be categorized as mutualisms, in which bo
Stapelia gigantea
…gigantea can become an invasive plant when introduced in arid and semi-arid environments, although it has been found to facilitate the recruitment of nurse-dependent native taxa, those that require a suitable microhabitat created by another plant for successful germination, growth, and/or survival from impacts such…
Nurse log harboring a western hemlock tree
'Bubbles' of honeydew on aphids