burro's tail

American  

noun

1. a succulent Mexican plant, Sedum morganianum, of the stonecrop family, bearing small, rose-colored flowers and long, hanging, nearly cylindrical stems with closely packed whitish-green leaves.

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burro's tail

Succulents that do fine in indirect light or by a windowsill include haworthia varieties, aloe, gasteria, kalanchoe and burro’s tail.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 30, 2022

The gnats came for the dwarf Meyer lemon tree and the burro’s tail on the balcony.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2021

Then begins a tremendous climb which I accomplish by clinging to the coat tails of the guide with one hand and sometimes with both hands, he holding tight to the burro's tail ahead of him.

From The Grand Canyon of Arizona; how to see it by George Wharton James

Or some Doubting Thomas may have twisted the burro's tail.

From Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 01 by William Cowper Brann