Dorstenia bahiensis (Mattress Button Plant) - Video 1

Botanical name: Dorstenia bahiensis

Common name: Mattress Button Plant

Family: Moraceae

Origin: Brazil

USDA Plant Hardiness MapSmall plant 2-5 ftSemi-shadeShadeRegular waterUnusual colorSubtropical or temperate zone plant. Mature plant cold hardy at least to 30s F for a short time
Dorstenia bahiensis
The plant has strange looking receptacles. At maturity, seeds shoot ballistically from the mature flower/fruit heads, and they germinate readily whenever the land on soil or other moist substrate.


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