Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Genus species | Graptopetalum saxifragoides Kimnach |
Bibliography | Cact. Suc. Mex. 22: 42 (1977) |
Native Range | ne. Mexico |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2300-2500m |
Description | rosettes 2-4cm, leaves linear to ovate, 10-15mm, glabrous, yellow-green, inflorescence cymose, bracts 1-2cm, calyx calyculate, lobes ovate, crown broadly campanulate |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | whitish, yellowish |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
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Type | succulent subshrub |
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 | 7 Northern America 79 Mexico (MXE Mexico Northeast) |