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FamilyCRASSULACEAE
Genus speciesMonanthes atlantica Ball 
BibliographyJ. Bot. 11: 333 (1873)
Native RangeMorocco
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatshady rocks
Altitude2400-3800m
Descriptionstems ascendent, crowded, leaves very carnose, pinkish blue-gray, adaxially convex, flowers 9mm, on terminal, pubescent, sparsely leafy pedicels, anthers purple
Size5-10cm
Colorwhite
Bloomlate summer
Ca-
Typesucculent subshrub
Cultivationshady, humous, rock crevices
alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade
Propagationseed in winter, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsMonanthes atlantica var. fusca (Emb.) H.Jacobsen
Monanthes atlantica var. lutea (Emb.) H.Jacobsen
Sedum atlanticum (Ball) Maire
Sedum atlanticum var. fuscum Emb.
Sedum atlanticum var. luteum Emb.
Sedum surculosum Coss.
Sedum surculosum var. fuscum (Emb.) Maire
Sedum surculosum var. luteum (Emb.) Maire
Sempervivum surculosum Kuntze
Territory2 Africa
     20 Northern Africa (MOR Morocco)
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