Weeds of Australia - Fact Sheet

Top Scientific Name Synonyms Family Common Names Origin Naturalised Distribution Notes

Scientific Name

Bryophyllum daigremontianum (Raym.-Hamet & H. Perrier) A. Berger

Synonyms

Kalanchoe daigremontiana Raym.-Hamet & H. Perrier

Family

Crassulaceae

Common Names

chandelier plant, devil's backbone, Mexican hat plant, mother of millions, mother of thousands, mother-of-millions, mother-of-thousands

Origin

Native to Madagascar.

Naturalised Distribution

This species has occasionally become naturalised in south-eastern and northern Queensland, and has also been reported from inland northern New South Wales (e.g. near Lightning Ridge).

Naturalised overseas in Hawaii, the US Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, south-eastern USA (i.e. Florida) and New Caledonia.

Notes

Mother-of-thousands (Bryophyllum daigremontianum) is a minor environmental weed in Queensland and New South Wales. It is easily confused with hybrid mother-of-millions (Bryophyllum x houghtonii) and so its distribution and impact may be underestimated. It is weedy on the opal fields near Lightning Ridge in northern New South Wales and is also present in many parts of Queensland. Its impacts are likely to be similar to other species of mother-of-millions (Bryophyllum spp.), but it is far less common.