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Monilaria obconica
Monilaria obconica is a small, branching, succulent subshrub from the Namaqualand region of South Africa, known for its paired, bunny-ear-shaped leaves. It needs bright light and very sparing watering, since rot is its main killer.
Monilaria obconica, the bunny succulent, is a species from family Aizoaceae. This species is endemic to the Namaqualand region.
The resemblance of Monilaria obconica's leaves to bunny ears and its other features facilitated a surge in popularity on Twitter throughout Japan in 2017. It is similar to Monilaria moniliformis, the bunny ear succulent.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
