Mother of thousands Plant (Kalanchoe daigremontiana): Introduction Classification, Distribution, Description, Chemical constituents, and, Care
The succulent plant Kalanchoe daigremontiana, also known as The Mother of thousands, Alligator plant, Devil’s backbone, the Crown of thorns, or Mexican hat plant, is indigenous to Madagascar. It was formerly known as Bryophyllum daigremontianum. It can reproduce vegetatively through plantlets that form on its leaf margins, as well as by upshoots from lateral roots, seeds, and other Bryophyllum species (now included in the genus Kalanchoe). This species contains a very poisonous steroid called daigremontianin in all of its components.