Sansevieria trifasciata (Snake Plant)

A rhizomatous perennial succulent native to southern Nigeria, west-central tropical Africa and Tanzania, it has upright, sword-shaped leaves with horizontal green bands. Cultivated forms may have yellow leaf margins. Fragrant cream to greenish-white flowers grow along upright stalks, with narrow spreading segments and projecting stamens and styles. It tolerates drought and can be propagated by division or leaf cuttings. Its fleshy berries ripen orange. It tolerates low light. Its saponins are toxic to cats and dogs if eaten. It has naturalized in Florida, where it can spread into dense colonies through underground rhizomes. Photographed in the department of Quindio, Colombia.