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Hen and chicks

Crassulaceae

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HeatherMiller
HeatherMiller 12 years ago

Shilo, it is a strange name, but I think it's because the big plant produces daughter plants that surround it. I suppose when the people who name plants saw this, they thought it looked like a mother hen and her chicks?

Shilo Vinograd
Shilo Vinograd 12 years ago

What a strange name for a plant!!

Shilo Vinograd
Spotted by
Shilo Vinograd

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Spotted on Apr 19, 2010
Submitted on Jun 28, 2011

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