Known by the common names youth on age, thousand mothers, and piggyback plant it is a perennial plant commonly kept as an ornamental. It requires moisture and does not tolerate much sun or dry conditions. It bears small flowers of various colors, usually brownish-purple to white depending on the cultivar. It has hairy, toothed leaves and a capsule fruit containing spiny seed. Description from Calscape
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