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title: "Anybody have the back story on why Swiss cheese monsteras are also…"
description: "Anybody have the back story on why Swiss cheese monsteras are also called “monkey masks?” 🤔"
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community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Mehgan C."
published: "2025-03-05T17:15:25.610223Z"
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# Anybody have the back story on why Swiss cheese monsteras are also…

_Mehgan C.님이 2025-03-05에 게시함_

Anybody have the back story on why Swiss cheese monsteras are also called “monkey masks?” 🤔

![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/yvYgTqFZKE5M71rxHYbyL5Zl3iEsLkRVgaqQR9CvDK8/nw3w3HMcSr6CqPi2FERe1w.webp?size=large)

## 6개의 댓글

### Gray님이 2025-03-05에 댓글을 남겼어요.

This is the most common explanation online, but I wouldn’t be surprised if there was a reason stemming from racism/classism. Gardening and plant collecting was a status symbol originally and contributed a lot to Black oppression. The history of “Black firsts” throughout plant ownership is fascinating, and there’s many Black women who were pioneers in the field.

![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/Kx2jj8UjsecUbATr1CifYNQY7WRtcOgY1U8MCZreHZU/cxV77bUQQ4-baorYLPz0eA.webp?size=large)

#### Ahner님이 2025-03-05에 답변했습니다.

Sources please

#### Wolfen 🐺님이 2025-03-06에 답변했습니다.

It's so crazy that side of my ancestors were not allowed to grow plants or forage due to the fact that the slave owners were worried about being poisoned 🙄

#### Gray님이 2025-03-06에 답변했습니다.

You can find information anywhere online, but an amazing place to look is Blossom Effect. This is Paige Tailyn’s Instagram and Tiktok name. She owns over 500 plants, has a plant shop, and educates plant owners about the history of plants, botany, etc. She’s especially rich in Black history knowledge as a Black woman herself. Her website is www/paigetailyn/com (I can’t use an actual hyperlink per Planta guidelines). She’s an awesome place to start

#### Wolfen 🐺님이 2025-03-06에 답변했습니다.

Love her history posts

#### Gray님이 2025-03-06에 답변했습니다.

Don’t know if you saw my comment.. I don’t think it posted in a way you’d be notified. You can find my comment still, but the TLDR is check out Paige Tailyn! paigetailyn dot com is a great spot to start

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