Life … Plants Vascular Plants Dicots Gentians, Dogbanes, Madders, and Allies Coffees, Bedstraws, and Allies Rubiaceous Ant-Plants Ant Plant genus Ant Plant Hydnophytum Field notes Children Ant Plant Smooth Ant Plant Smooth Ant Plant Hydnophytum puffii Key traits Layer Shrubs Plant type Perennial Shrub From USDA PLANTS. Close