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The plant is also mentioned by [[Hermione Granger]] in [[1997]] when retorting to [[Ron Weasley]] that she doubts that he "would find a woman who sulked for half an hour because [[Madam Rosmerta]] didn't laugh at their joke about the [[hag]], the [[healer]] and the Mimbulus Mimbletonia," after his comment about women being easily upset.
 
The plant is also mentioned by [[Hermione Granger]] in [[1997]] when retorting to [[Ron Weasley]] that she doubts that he "would find a woman who sulked for half an hour because [[Madam Rosmerta]] didn't laugh at their joke about the [[hag]], the [[healer]] and the Mimbulus Mimbletonia," after his comment about women being easily upset.
   
Mimbulus mimbletonia is a member of the spine plant family '''Cactaceae''' or known as [[Wikipedia:Cactus|Cactus]].
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Mimbulus mimbletonia is a member of the spine plant family '''Cactaceae''' or known in the [[muggle]] world as [[Wikipedia:Cactus|Cactus]].
   
 
==Appearances==
 
==Appearances==

Revision as of 06:44, 17 March 2009

"A small grey cactus in a pot, except that it was covered with what looked like boils rather than spines."
— Description[src]
Neville Longbottom holding his cactus plant

Neville Longbottom holding a Mimbulus mimbletonia in 1995.

The Mimbulus Mimbletonia is a very rare plant. The origin of this plant is surmised to be in Assyria.

Description

It is most notable for its pulsating nature and its unique defensive mechanism. When the Mimbulus Mimbletonia is prodded, stinksap is squirted out from the boils on the surface of the plant. Stinksap is a non-poisonous liquid and is described as dark green and smelling like "rancid manure"[1] Neville Longbottom demonstrates its defensive mechanism for Harry Potter on the Hogwarts Express, covering the compartment and the people in it with Stinksap. Later on we discover that further onto the plant's development, it makes "odd crooning noises when touched". It can also be used as a cure for nervousness, shyness, and timidity, all of which are traits Neville has.

Mimbulus Mimbletonia is also used as the password for the Gryffindor's common room at the start of the fifth year.

Neville Longbottom holding his cactus plant2

Another view of Neville Longbottom' holding Mimbulus mimbletonia in 1995.

The plant is also mentioned by Hermione Granger in 1997 when retorting to Ron Weasley that she doubts that he "would find a woman who sulked for half an hour because Madam Rosmerta didn't laugh at their joke about the hag, the healer and the Mimbulus Mimbletonia," after his comment about women being easily upset.

Mimbulus mimbletonia is a member of the spine plant family Cactaceae or known in the muggle world as Cactus.

Appearances

Notes and References

  1. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (page 182)