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Adenium obesum, more commonly known as a desert rose, is a poisonous species of flowering plant belonging to the tribe Nerieae of the subfamily Apocynoideae of the dogbane family, Apocynaceae. [3] It is native to the Sahel regions south of the Sahara (from Mauritania and Senegal to Sudan ), tropical and subtropical eastern and southern Africa ...
Genetically identical plants can also be propagated by cutting. Cutting-grown plants do not tend to develop a desirable thick caudex as quickly as seed-grown plants. The sap of Adenium boehmianum, A. multiflorum, and A. obesum contains toxic cardiac glycosides and is used as arrow poison throughout Africa for hunting large game. [4]
sabi star, kudu, desert-rose Apocynaceae: The plant exudes a highly toxic sap which is used by the Meridian High and Hadza in Tanzania to coat arrow-tips for hunting. [citation needed] Adonis vernalis: pheasant's eye, false hellebore Ranunculaceae: The plant is poisonous, containing cardiostimulant compounds such as adonidin and aconitic acid. [42]
How to Grow a Desert Rose Outdoors Soil. Dry, clay-like soil is best for the desert rose. Sandy, gravelly soil also works great. Sunlight. The best place to plant a desert rose outdoors is in a ...
Common names for this plant include flower of stone, [6] false rose of Jericho, rose of Jericho, resurrection plant, resurrection moss, dinosaur plant, siempre viva, stone flower, [2] and doradilla. Selaginella lepidophylla is not to be confused with Anastatica hierochuntica a flowering plant in the mustard family, Brassicaceae , known as the ...
Increasingly frequent and severe heat waves in the Southwest are damaging some desert plants known for thriving in harsh conditions. Saguaro cacti and agave have both suffered in sweltering ...
Typically, desert roses measure from 13 to 25 millimetres (1 ⁄ 2 –1 inch) in diameter. The largest recorded by the Oklahoma Geological Survey was 43 centimetres (17 in) across and 25 cm (10 in) high, weighing 57 kg (125 lb). Clusters of rose rocks up to one metre (39 in) tall and weighing more than 450 kg (1,000 lb) have been found. [6]
Apocynaceae (/ ə ˌ p ɑː s ə ˈ n eɪ s i ˌ aɪ,-s iː ˌ iː /, from Apocynum, Greek for "dog-away") is a family of flowering plants that includes trees, shrubs, herbs, stem succulents, and vines, commonly known as the dogbane family, [1] because some taxa were used as dog poison.