Species · genus Dorstenia · Moraceae

Dorstenia foetida

Dorstenia foetida (Forssk.) Schweinf.

Reference · D. foetida

Cultivars of D. foetida

The named forms growers keep — each with its own page, each honest about how much we know.

No named cultivars catalogued under D. foetida yet. When growers document a stable, named form, it earns its own page here.

Guide

The species-level account. Cultivar pages build on this and say where they differ.

Dorstenia foetida is a caudex-forming succulent in the fig family, storing water in a swollen woody base that rots readily if kept wet. Give it gritty, fast-draining mix and let the soil dry out well — water only when the top two inches are completely dry, and less in cool or dim conditions. It tolerates strong light but is safest in a bright spot out of harsh midday sun.

Care recipe

The species record — the baseline every cultivar inherits unless it says otherwise.

Care notes are early — not yet verified

Light: ai:claude-opus-4-8
Water: ai:claude-opus-4-8 (range 10-18d)
Humidity: ai:claude-opus-4-8

Light

Bright, indirect

Water

≈ every 18 days

Humidity

Low — average room

Temperature

Not documented

Soil mix

Not documented

Propagation

Not documented

Fertilizing

Not documented

Growth rate

Not documented

Flowering

Not documented

ToxicityAuthoritative · species

Not yet documented

This is where toxicity lives — every cultivar of this species inherits it and none can override it.

Reference images

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Sources: ai:claude-opus-4-8 · ai:claude-opus-4-8 (range 10-18d)

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