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title: "Me: “My monstrose is trying to unmonster itself.” Okay. This plant…"
description: "Me: “My monstrose is trying to unmonster itself.” Okay. This plant was listed as “monstrose,” but it has crests. After trying to explain what “monstrose” is, I…"
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author: "Dave_opuntiaface"
published: "2024-07-12T17:18:42.614097Z"
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# Me: “My monstrose is trying to unmonster itself.” Okay. This plant…

_Posted by Dave\_opuntiaface on 2024-07-12_

Me: “My monstrose is trying to unmonster itself.”

Okay. This plant was listed as “monstrose,” but it has crests. After trying to explain what “monstrose” is, I realized I wasn’t sure about the terminology. So, after some digging, I now have a new term:

“Cristate: This term is used interchangeably with crested, and refers to the fan-like shape of the plant.

Monstrosity: This is another term for monstrose growth patterns, which often feature exaggerated or distorted features.

Crested monstrosity: This term is used to describe plants that exhibit both crested and monstrose growth patterns.”

Crested Monstrosity.

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## 6 comments

### Succulent❤️Mama commented on 2024-07-12

Thank you for the giggle and botany lesson.😊 I have heard cutting back the normal parts that try to grow helps keep a crested, crested. But I don’t have any, so I’m curious if that would actually work or not. Have you ever tried that?

#### Dave\_opuntiaface replied on 2024-07-13

I have not tried it, no. I’m still so curious where it’s going. Something like this, maybe 🤔

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/gFKgBIDtQUSoNHyzAXA4pLM-wYI4yLGXFPAMGDtMt3o/CURXa0NKSyKLTi7dRrQyFQ.webp?size=large)

#### Mara replied on 2024-07-13

So true growth form can happen either way so I think better to not cut and enjoy the new monstrose form. 😊 what you can look forward to are the higher chances of flowering.

#### Succulent❤️Mama replied on 2024-07-15

That makes perfect sense!

### Mara commented on 2024-07-13

This makes your euphorbia a monstrose cristata! 😃

#### Dave\_opuntiaface replied on 2024-07-14

Pretty cool, no? I waited a few weeks - and did some head scratching/adjusting my vocabulary before laying that claim.

And yah, I hear that it might now flower. I did this plant, a lot.

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