Astrophytum asterias Mesemb It is one of the

It is one of the earliest bloomers in the late winter or early spring

The spines look to me like little insects

Just remove those pups when they form and it is easy to maintain this variety

Conophytum meyeri  A cute Lithops relative with rounded blue green leaves with two small lobes at the top

It seems that in high light they grow compact and in lower light the leaves are longer

Astrophytum asterias Mesemb It is one of theAstrophytum asterias Every collection should have one! An unusual spineless cactus with tufts of white hair. Every plant is different so some plants will have lots of flecking, others none, and everything in between. Makes beautiful yellow flowers with a red throat in summer. Fairly easy to care for, except it can be very fussy about overwatering especially in winter. In fact, you probably shouldn't water it at all during the winter. Can take light