Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Genus species | Monanthes laxiflora (DC.) Bolle |
Bibliography | Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 16: 246 (1892) |
Native Range | Canary Islands |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | leaves deccusate, 5-12mm, obovate or elliptic, rounded, glabrous, whitish pruinose-variegate, inflorescence terminal, ramose, flowers 6-7-merous, 4-5mm, petals oblong |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | pale yellow |
Bloom | late spring |
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 | Monanthes agriostaphis (Webb & Berthel.) Christ Monanthes chlorotica Bornm. Monanthes laxiflora f. chlorotica (Bornm.) Praeger Monanthes laxiflora var. chlorotica (Bornm.) G.Kunkel Monanthes laxiflora var. eglandulosa Bornm. Monanthes laxiflora var. microbotrys (Bolle & Webb) Burchard Monanthes microbotrys (Bolle & Webb) Bolle Petrophyes agriostaphis Webb & Berthel. Petrophyes microbotrys Bolle & Webb Sedum laxiflorum DC. Sempervivum agriostachys Kuntze |
Territory | 2 Africa 21 Macaronesia (CNY Canary Is.) |