Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Genus species | Pachyphytum werdermannii Poelln. |
Bibliography | Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 42: 2 (1937) |
Native Range | ne. Mexico (Tamaulipas) |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
Altitude | 600-700m |
Description | leaves elliptic to oblong, obtuse, finely mucronate, 4-10cm, grey pruinose, inflorescence 10-22-flowered, sepals unequal, corolla 10-13mm, petals oblong, acute |
Size | 15-25cm |
Color | pale rose |
Bloom | 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) |