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Overview
Baby rubber plant belongs to the pepper family. Its branching succulent stems carry alternate, thick leaves with glossy surfaces and entire margins. Blades broaden toward rounded or slightly notched tips; their short petioles may be pink or red.
NC State gives its origin as Florida to tropical America and describes ornamental indoor cultivation. Minute, petal-less flowers crowd cream-colored spikes. Propagation can use leaf or stem cuttings.
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- Specialist extension accountPeperomia obtusifoliaResearch access: 2026-10-21
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