# Air Plant

*Kalanchoe pinnata*

Also known as the 'Miracle Leaf', a single detached leaf can produce dozens of fully formed baby plantlets along its edges even when suspended in mid-air.

- **Taxonomy:** Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Saxifragales › Crassulaceae › Kalanchoe
- **IUCN Red List status:** Least Concern
- **Population trend:** increasing
- **Biome:** forest
- **Habitat:** Tropical dry forests, rainforest margins, shrublands, and rocky slopes
- **Diet:** Autotrophic (Photosynthesis via Crassulacean Acid Metabolism)
- **Range:** Madagascar, Caribbean Islands, Hawaii, Tropical Asia, Australia
- **Size:** 30 to 120 cm (1 to 4 feet) tall
- **Lifespan:** Perennial (indefinite through vegetative cloning)
- **Active:** diurnal
- **Threats:** None major; it is highly adaptable and considered an invasive weed in many introduced tropical regions.
- **Safe to approach?:** Harmless to touch and safe to observe at any distance. However, the plant contains cardiac glycosides and is highly toxic if ingested. Keep away from pets and livestock; seek medical or veterinary attention immediately if consumed.

## About

Bryophyllum pinnatum , also known as the air plant , cathedral bells , life plant , miracle leaf , and Goethe plant is a succulent plant native to Madagascar, which is a popular houseplant and has become naturalized in tropical and subtropical areas. It is distinctive for the profusion of miniature plantlets that form on the margins of its phylloclades, a trait it has in common with some other members of its genus.

## Sources

- Plate: https://gaia-dex.com/species/79179769-9b63-49ee-b2fd-6cb747b71d4a
- iNaturalist: https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/164333
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalanchoe pinnata
- Conservation status: IUCN Red List category, as recorded by Gaia-Dex
- Photo: https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.amazonaws.com/photos/252260843/medium.jpeg (葉子, CC0, via iNaturalist)

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