Dorstenia foetida f. crested (Caudex)

The crested shape of this specimen has a fan-shaped crest that will never be identical in two or more different specimens, even of the same species. This mutation makes each individual plant one of a kind. D. foetida in Chinese is called 臭 琉 桑 "Smelly Mulberry". Its green, erect conical-shaped stem can branch, with bright green lance-shaped leaves with noticeable veins arising from the apex of the branches. In spring the very particular inflorescences arise from the long peduncle, green, greyish and orange in colour. Along the edges of the flowers you can notice long "tentacles" that make this plant unique and special.