page_title: Gasteria
section_title: Description
hierarchical_section_title: Gasteria / Description
caption_attribution_description: English: Single flower of a Gasteria plant in cultivation
context_page_description: Gasteria is a genus of succulent plants, native to South Africa.
context_section_description: Gasterias are recognisable from their thick, hard, succulent "tongue-shaped" leaves. Their inflorescence is also unique, with their curved, stomach-shaped flowers, which hang from inclined racemes.
caption: Single flower of a Gasteria
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