Succulent

... four carbon compound. 7. CAM plants open their stoma at night and convert the carbon dioxide they take in to organic acids. 8. Sugar cane and some succulent plants carry on C-4 photosynthesis. 9. Green plants do not carry on aerobic respiration. 10. Two major compounds found in the light reactions ...

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Well it certainly doesn't look native to CT, and probably not native to the northern states. The succulent leaves indicate it comes from a drier hotter climate, and the multiplicity of the petals indicates it's a horticultural variety.

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... started to branch out and got rather dense within a month. Then pretty yellow flowers began to bloom with red inner parts. The leaves appear to be succulent....spikey and thick. I have attached some photos. Any clues? thank you. mysterplant1.jpg mysteryplant2.jpg

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well.. the meristematic regions is where the cells are dividing constantly. It is always located on the top of succulent tissues (specially on apical growth areas). seeya

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You might try the Cactus and Succulent Society of America website. There are probably European or Asian societies of the same kind. I knew a couple of amatuer members of the CSSA who really knew their stuff with respect to classification ...

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