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[-] azi@mander.xyz 15 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

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

[-] multifariace@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

Pangean prodigies.

[-] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

Cactus would love the Pangean interior

[-] olafurp@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

Whaaaaa, that's crazy! Thanks for the explanation

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