Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Genus species | Umbilicus heylandianus Webb & Berthel. |
Bibliography | Hist. Nat. Iles Canaries 3(2; 1): 176 (1840) |
Native Range | w. Medit., Canary Islands |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | shady rocks |
Altitude | 0-1000m |
Description | basal leaves orbiculate, more or less crenate, 2-7cm wide, stem leaves much smaller reniform, sometimes linear, subpendent, 10-12mm long, in subsecund raceme |
Size | 40-60cm |
Color | bright yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuberous succulent |
Cultivation | shady, humous, rock crevices alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C |
Synonyms | Cotyledon 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 |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (POR Portugal, SPA Spain) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (MOR Morocco) 21 Macaronesia (CNY Canary Is.) |