| Family | CRASSULACEAE |
| Genus species | Monanthes brachycaulos (Webb & Berthel.) Lowe |
| Bibliography | Fl. Salvag. Tent.: 12 (1868) |
| Native Range | Canary Islands |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 20-2500m |
| Description | rosettes lax, flat, 1-4cm, leaves narrowly obovate, acute, attenuate to narrow base, glabrous, adaxially slightly papilose, inflorescence ramose, flowers 6-7-merous, 3-4mm |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | pale yellow |
| Bloom | late spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuberous succulent |
| 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 | Monanthes brachycaulos var. adenopetala Svent. Monanthes brachycaulos var. nivata Svent. Petrophyes brachycaulon Webb & Berthel. Petrophyes brachycaulon var. canariae Pit. Petrophyes brachycaulon var. gomerae Pit. Petrophyes brachycaulon var. teneriffae Pit. Sempervivum brachycaulon Kuntze Sempervivum bulbosum Sol. ex Webb & Berthel. |
| Territory | 2 Africa 21 Macaronesia (CNY Canary Is.) |