Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Genus species | Monanthes minima (Bolle) Christ |
Bibliography | Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 9: 162 (1887) |
Native Range | Canary Islands (Tenerife) |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 50-800m |
Description | rosettes dense, flat, 1-4cm, leaves narrowly obovate, rounded, attenuate to petiolate base, glandular-pubescent, inflorescence ramose, flowers 5-7-merous, petals acute |
Size | 3-8cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | late spring |
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Type | succulent perennial |
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 adenoscepes Svent. Monanthes minima ssp. adenoscepes (Svent.) Baňare Petrophyes minima Bolle |
Territory | 2 Africa 21 Macaronesia (CNY Canary Is.) |