Crassulaceae
Pig's ear
Cotyledon orbiculata
- Family
- Crassulaceae
- Genus
- Cotyledon
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Common names
By language (6)
- Afrikaans
- Kofrie, Konterie, Kooltjie, Kouterie, Krimpsiektebos, Plakkie, Varkiesblaar, Varkoor
- Arabic
- أشران
- Chinese
- 圆叶银波木, 圣刀, 圣塔, 白蝶, 福娘, 轮回
- English
- Pig's ear, Dogis ears, Dogís ears
- Igbo
- Dogis ears, Dogís ears
- Shona
- Nzeve yengururuve ruva
Synonyms
- Cotyledon ambigua Salisb.
- Cotyledon ausana Dinter
- Cotyledon canaliculata Baker
- Cotyledon decussata Sims
- Cotyledon decussata var. henrichseniana H.Jacobsen
- Cotyledon elata Haw.
- Cotyledon engleri Dinter & A.Berger
- Cotyledon mucronata Lam.
- Cotyledon orbiculata f. dinteri H.Jacobsen
- Cotyledon orbiculata var. ausana (Dinter) H.Jacobsen
- Cotyledon orbiculata var. higginsiae H.Jacobsen
- Cotyledon orbiculata var. oophylla Dinter
- Cotyledon ovata Haw.
- Cotyledon papillaris Haw.
- Cotyledon ramosa Haw.
- Cotyledon ramosissima Mill.
- Cotyledon tricuspidata Harv.
- Cotyledon ungulata Lam.
- Sedum decussatum (Sims) Kuntze
- Sedum orbiculatum (L.) Kuntze
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: JJ Harrison, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Fabio Alessandro Locati, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Zane Libiete, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Abu Shawka, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Zane Libiete, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Abu Shawka, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Zane Libiete, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: stephen boisvert from Chicago, United States, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: DDN, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: stephen boisvert from Chicago, United States, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jean Michel Bosio, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Tortie tude, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.