"Most of these succulents are now protected species, and their export is prohibited from their places of origin."
"Look at this succulent plant. What do you think it looks like?"
Mr. Pan is quite proud of his collection because it is prohibited from export.
The value of the succulents in his hands skyrocketed.
I don’t know how many people offered high prices to buy it, but he refused.
"This succulent plant is so ugly, it looks like a stone."
Tang Tian looked at the plant in the flowerpot and said with disgust.
This plant is gray, rough, and bumpy, like a scaly turtle shell.
"I seem to remember this. If I'm not mistaken, it should be the Tortoiseshell Peony, right?"
“I didn’t expect that Grandpa Pan would have such a rare species here!”
When he first started raising succulents, he specifically looked up some rare varieties of succulents.
One of them is the Tortoiseshell Peony, which is native to the Gobi Desert in Mexico.
It is a very ancient variety and is known as a living fossil in the succulent world.
Although the word "peony" is included in the name, it is not a peony, but a kind of cactus.
Due to environmental degradation, it has become an endangered species and later became a plant banned from export.
"Yes, it is the Tortoiseshell Peony."
Tortoiseshell Peony
“When I bought it, it wasn’t an endangered species.”
“I didn’t expect that in just a few years, it would be on the verge of extinction.”
Mr. Pan shook his head and said with great regret.
"Xiao Che, take another look at this. Do you recognize it?"
After Mr. Pan finished speaking, he brought Jiang Che and Tang Tian to another flower pot.
He asked, pointing to a small silver ball in the basin.
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