It is related to sesame plants and grows fruit that look like very long, green peppers. When ripe, the flesh falls off the fruit and the hard inner seed pod is left over. The seed pod then splits open revealing the claw-like design. They have hooks so that that pod can hook onto large animals (grazers) and aid in seed dispersal. The hooks are very sharp and are known to be noxious towards cattle and horses in the southwest. The plant itself is a pseudo-carnivore.
Anyway, I thought these things were so cool when I first saw them that I have been growing them for two years now and plan to continue for years to come.
Here are some pictures:
I have a couple of flytraps though, and those are fully carnivorous. I don't use those as decorations though as the kid would poke them too much.
