Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Genus species | Graptopetalum filiferum (S.Watson) Whitehead |
Bibliography | Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 15: 69 (1943) |
Native Range | n. Mexico |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1900-2200m |
Description | glabrous, leaves in rosette, numerous, spathulate,. 2-3cm, abruptly acute, apiculate, tipped with awn, floral scapes thin, flowers in open cyme, 10mm |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | white-red |
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 |
Synonyms | Sedum filiferum S.Watson |
Territory | 7 Northern America 79 Mexico (MXE Mexico Northeast, MXN Mexico Northwest) |