Botanical names: Kleinia pendula, Senecio pendulus
Common name: Tapeworm Plant
Family: Asteraceae
Origin: Africa
Kleinia pendula has prostrate marbled succulent stems that arch over and touch the soil where they root, sending out more stems. The inflorescence is a showy red pom-pom of many tiny flowers.
Similar plants: Kleinia pendula (Tapeworm Plant)
- Curio articulatus (Hot Dog Cactus)
- Kleinia neriifolia (Verode)
- Kleinia stapeliiformis (Pickle Plant)
- Senecio fulgens (Orange thistle)
- Curio herreanus (Gooseberry)
- Curio rowleyanus (String of pearls)
- Curio x peregrinus (Dolphin Necklace)
- Pseudogynoxys chenopodioides (Mexican Flame Vine)
- Roldana petasitis (Velvet Groundsel)
- Senecio angulatus (Creeping Groundsel)
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