{"title":"Caudex (Fat Plants)","description":"\u003cp\u003eCaudex plants have distended or bulged stems or roots. This swollen or stout caudex stem or caudex root\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eis never underground - it comes above the ground; be it stem or root. Due to their appearance, the plants are also called fat plants. A caudex plant is primarily native to the arid deserts of either Mexico or Africa. The swollen growth of the stem is a modification meant for storing water. Most of these houseplants are categorized under Genus\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAloe,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAgapetes, Cussonia, Cissus, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEuphorbia.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0967\/6541\/1623\/collections\/better-picture-of-a-desert-rose.png?v=1772840745","url":"https:\/\/therootedvixen.myshopify.com\/collections\/caudex-fat-plants.oembed","provider":"The Rooted Vixen ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}