Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Genus species | Monanthes pallens (Webb ex Christ) Christ |
Synonyms | Petrophyes pallens Webb ex Christ |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 50-1100m |
Description | rosettes very dense, 1-4cm, leaves narrowly obovate, acute, tapered to long, narrow base. glabrous, at apex densely papilose, inflorescence ramose, flowers 5-7-merous, 3-4mm |
Size | 3-8cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | |
Type | rosette, carpet |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-24°C cuttings of rosettes in late summer |
Territory |
Africa
Macaronesia (Canary Is.) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CRASSULACEAE
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