About Monolena primuliflora Hook.fil.
Common Name and General Rarity
The ant plant is a rare tropical plant that, as its name suggests, supports ants in its natural habitat.
Natural Growth Habitat
An ant plant can be found growing on the trunk of a host tree in its native tropical climate.
Symbiotic Structure
The bulbous, tubular base of the ant plant features hollow chambers that ants live in.
Mutualistic Relationship Details
The ants obtain a safe place to live, the ant plant has ants to fight animals and pests, and the ant plant also gets nutrients from ant waste.
Cultivation Range
Although they can be grown outdoors in USDA zones 10 and higher, ant plants are mostly grown in the United States as houseplants or in greenhouses.
