Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Genus species | Villadia cucullata Rose |
Bibliography | Bull. New York Bot. Gard. 3: 4 (1903) |
Native Range | ne. Mexico to Veracruz |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1200-2400m |
Description | leaves ascendent, subulate, acute, calcarate, upwards smaller, pale green, inflorescence compact thyrsus, petals elliptic-oblong, 3-5mm, corolla erect, cucullate |
Size | 20-50cm |
Color | red, yellow-red |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
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 in late summer |
Synonyms | Altamiranoa cucullata (Rose) E.Walther Cotyledon cucullata (Rose) Fedde Villadia jimulcensis G.L.Nesom |
Territory | 7 Northern America 79 Mexico (MXE Mexico Northeast, MXG Mexico Gulf) |