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| Botanical name | Kalanchoe rotundifolia |
| Other names | Nenta |
| Family | Crassulaceae |
| Dimensions | Erect succulent of about 40 cm in height, can grow to 1 m |
| Description of stem | Soft, light yellow-green to grey-green, sometimes pinkish on lower part, erect from a leafy base, opposite leaves along the stem, reducing in size and increasingly further apart on the way up; limited branching at the base occurs |
| Description of leaves | Succulent, round, ovate or obovate, smooth, light green to blue-green, sometimes pink in parts; a whitish bloom is sometimes evident; leaf margins are entire, attenuating at base; in the Gauteng area the round leaf form is rare; the bigger leaves are clustered near the base of the stem |
| Description of flowers | The inflorescence is a panicle of many small tubular, four-petaled, red or orange flowers at the top of the erect central stalk; flowers appear in autumn into the beginning of winter, but some variation occurs with the region; |
| Desciption of seed/fruit | Oblong, four-angled capsule |
| Description of roots | Rather short, fine roots |
| Variation | As sometimes found in plants with a large natural habitat, the plants vary considerably, notably in leaf shape, flower colour and time of flowering |
| Propagation and cultivation | Can be grown from seed, often seeding itself once it is established in an area; the basal leaves tend to form new leaves and form new plants spontaneously, the old basis sometimes persisting and supporting the leaves that sprout new plants in spring; some old plants will survive into a second and third year; cuttings from the base of older plants or the soft tips grow easily in sandy soil, semi-shade and with mild watering |
| Tolerances | |
| Uses | Garden plant suitable for low watering and maintenance conditions, grows well among trees, also in limited sunlight |
| Ecological rarity | Common |
| Pests and diseases | Not under much attack in its natural domain |
| Other | This plant is a danger to livestock, notably goats and sheep, as it contains the same or similar poisonous substances as the Cotyledon species that cause loco disease or nenta |
| Location | Often in colonies close to or in the shade of trees and shrubs; in sandy soil of differing composition |
| Distribution (SA provinces) | Gauteng; Mpumalanga; KZN; North West |
| Country | South Africa; Zimbabwe |