Dioscorea Rupicola - Indigenous South African Succulent - 5 Seeds Desert Rose the flower heads appear to

the flower heads appear to be studded with protrusions

in loose racemens on tall stems

They have many varied effects on human health

It is said that it was considered the tree of life by the San Tribe of the Kalahari

In cultivation

Dioscorea Rupicola - Indigenous South African Succulent - 5 Seeds Desert Rose the flower heads appear toDioscorea is a genus of over 600 species of flowering plants, native throughout the tropical and warm temperate regions of the world. The vast majority of the species are tropical, with only a few species extending into temperate climates. It is named after the ancient Greek physician and botanist Dioscorides. With a large tuber and a single twining stem bearing deciduous cordate divided leaves. Flowering in summer followed by large seed capsules.