Pig's ear
Cotyledon orbiculata L.
- light
- —
- water
- —
- tall
- 1.3 m
- wide
- —
Crassulaceae
Formerly Sedum orbiculatum
When it flowers
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Not known yet in the tropics: too few flowering observations to read a season from.
PetsWikipedia lists it as toxic to dogs and horses (25 Oct 2026)
PeopleNo safety information yet
If a child, a pet or anyone may have eaten a plant, contact a doctor or vet straight away, or call the National Poisons Information Centre (AIIMS, New Delhi) on 1800 116 117, free and open 24 hours.
Something wrong with it?About it
- Grows as
- Succulent subshrubKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Climate
- Desert or dry shrublandKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Wild in
- SW. Angola to Cape Prov.Kew's checklist, not yet checked
- Height
- 1.3 mRead from Wikipedia, one source
- Flowers
- Yellow, orange, redRead from Wikipedia, one source
Not known yet: light, spread, water, coldest it survives, heat, hottest it survives.
In other languages (1)
- Chinese
- 轮回, 圆叶银波木, 圣刀
Where this comes from
- Wikidata, read 2026-10-25, CC0-1.0
- Kew's checklist, read 2026-10-24, CC-BY-4.0
- Wikipedia, read 2026-10-25, fact, cited
- Wikimedia Commons, read 2026-10-25, CC BY-SA 2.5
- 3D model: Cotyledon orbiculata (built for Vanagrha) by Vanagrha, own
A fact “checked by a majority of its sources” was settled by a vote of the pages it was read from, not by a person reading it; one marked “one source” rests on that page alone. Anything else not marked checked has not been checked yet. Where nothing is known, the page says so rather than guess.