Dorstenia foetida

Dorstenia foetida
Dorstenia foetida variegated
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Moraceae
Tribe: Dorstenieae
Genus: Dorstenia
Species: D. foetida
Binomial name
Dorstenia foetida
Schweinf.[1]

Dorstenia foetida or grendelion is a plant in the genus Dorstenia, which is native to Arabia and Ethiopia. It is a small, caudex forming perennial, which can grow up to 30 centimetres in height. The plants leaves are light green and lanceolate.[2]

References

  1. the Plant List "Dorstenia foetida Schweinf." (2010). Version 1. Published on the Internet; http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2775674 Accessed 12 September
  2. "A Few Dorstenia Species." Fat Plants.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 September 2013. <http://www.fat-plants.com/category/33312130>.
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