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2; family Crassulaceae
Kalanchoe pinnata (Lam.) Pers.
Herb;
leaves opposite, succulent, lower leaves often simple, upper leaves
usually trifoliate to pinnate; leaflets elliptic, base rounded,
margin toothed, apex rounded; inflorescence a terminal cyme; flowers
pendulous; sepals fused into a pale green calyx tube, often tinged
purple toward the stem end; petals fused into a reddish corolla
tube, the lobes exserted beyond the rim of the calyx tube.
Additional images:
Upon contact with the soil, each leaf can generate several
plantlets from the margin, a character contributing greatly to
the persistence and weediness of this exotic plant originally
native to Madagascar.
Herb;
leaves opposite, succulent, lower leaves often simple, upper leaves
usually trifoliate to pinnate; leaflets elliptic, base rounded,
margin toothed, apex rounded; inflorescence a terminal cyme; flowers
pendulous; sepals fused into a pale green calyx tube, often tinged
purple toward the stem end; petals fused into a reddish corolla
tube, the lobes exserted beyond the rim of the calyx tube.
