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The plant pictured is a crested Notocactus on a Myrtillocactus graft

*MULTIPLE PLANTS AVAILABLE

• Vermiculite

Pests and Diseases: Very susceptible to spider mites indoors

Don't Bust the Crust! Hooded Sweatshirt Size:XL The plant pictured is aCryptobiotic soil crusts form when communities of microscopic algae, fungi, lichens, and mosses, grow together in desert soilsgluing soil particles together to form a living symbiotic matrix. These cryptic lifeformsvital to the health of arid ecosystems, are also highly vulnerable to human disturbance. For decades, Jayne Belnap and the amazing folks at the National Parks Service (NPS) have acted as human advocates for these remarkable and unassuming