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Umbilicus heylandianus Webb & Berthel.  
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FamilyCRASSULACEAE
Genus speciesUmbilicus heylandianus Webb & Berthel. 
BibliographyHist. Nat. Iles Canaries 3(2; 1): 176 (1840)
Native Rangew. Medit., Canary Islands
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatshady rocks
Altitude0-1000m
Descriptionbasal leaves orbiculate, more or less crenate, 2-7cm wide, stem leaves much smaller reniform, sometimes linear, subpendent, 10-12mm long, in subsecund raceme
Size40-60cm
Colorbright yellow
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typetuberous succulent
Cultivationshady, humous, rock crevices
alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade
Propagationseed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C
SynonymsCotyledon coutinhoi (Mariz) Cout.
Cotyledon praealta (Brot.) Samp.
Cotyledon strangulata Font Quer
Cotyledon umbilicus-veneris ssp. praealta (Brot.) Maire
Cotyledon umbilicus-veneris var. praealta Brot.
Grammanthes heylandiana (Webb. & Berthel.) Webb ex Christ
Umbilicus coutinhoi Mariz
Umbilicus heylandianus var. coutinhoi (Mariz) A.Fern.
Umbilicus pendulinus var. bracteosus Willk.
Umbilicus praealtus (Brot.) Mariz
Umbilicus praealtus var. coutinhoi (Mariz) Samp.
Umbilicus strangulatus (Font Quer) A.Berger
Territory1 Europe
     12 Southwestern Europe (POR Portugal, SPA Spain)
2 Africa
     20 Northern Africa (MOR Morocco)
     21 Macaronesia (CNY Canary Is.)
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