Dorstenia > Dorstenia foetida > Dorstenia foetida
Dorstenia foetida
Grendelion
Origin: Native to Eastern Africa and Arabia.
| Family |
| Moraceae |
| Genus |
| Dorstenia |
| Species |
| foetida |
| Type |
| Shrub (evergreen) |
| Synonyms |
| Cosaria forskahlii, Dorstenia arabica, Dorstenia crispa, Dorstenia obovata, Dorstenia phillipsiae, Dorstenia radiata, Korsaria forskahlei, Kosaria foetida, Kosaria obovata. |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 10b - 12 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cold season protection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H1b - H2 |
| Height |
| 30 cm |
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Description and Growing Information
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| Habitat |
| Grows in decidous and succulent bushland, open places, and on rock outcrops. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Thick dark green to mahogany colored stems. |
| Leaf Description |
| Light green, narrowly lanceolate to broadly elliptical, 1 - 15 cm long, and 4.5 cm wide. |
| Flower Description |
| Small grayish or green flowers, up to 2 cm wide. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden, Mae Rim District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. |
| Propagation |
| Propagate by seed. |
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