臭桑屬多年生草本或半灌木，原產巴西。莖部肉質，葉片互生，卵形或長橢圓形，葉面光澤油亮，葉緣疏鋸齒。扁平盤型的頭狀花序自葉腋伸出，形如蕈傘。花呈深紫或黑褐色；細小白色果實呈顆粒狀突起，成熟後會彈出散播。高溫期開花，於室內栽培可全年開花。

A perennial herb or semi-shrub in the genus Dorstenia, native to Brazil. Stem fleshy, leaves alternate, oval or oblong, waxy and shiny, margin sparsely serrated. Flat disc-shaped heads extend from the leaf axils and resemble mushroom caps. Flowers deep purple or dark brown; white granular seeds popping out to spread when ripe. Flowering in hot seasons and those cultivated indoors can bloom all year round.

喜好半日照環境，耐陰性強，生長迅速。不耐旱，介質略乾就要澆水，栽培種植使用培養土即可。繁殖採用播種法，於春、夏季進行。

The fast grower prefers growing in partial-sun conditions. It can tolerate shade but not drought, so requires watering when the medium slightly dries. Potting soil used for cultivation. Propagated by seeds in spring and summer.

以奇特花朵造型吸引注意的珍奇植物，花序構造與授粉、種子傳播的生態可作為自然觀察的材料。葉片翠綠有光澤，可作為觀葉植物。外國溫室多將其作為地被植物使用。

Dorstenia produces unique flowers which are highly appealing and valued; the inflorescence structure and pollination and the way of seed spreading can be great materials for natural observation. With large and shiny foliage and it’s appreciated as foliage plant and commonly used as a groundcover plant in the greenhouses in other countries.