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Monanthes minima (Bolle) Christ  
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FamilyCRASSULACEAE
Genus speciesMonanthes minima (Bolle) Christ 
BibliographyBot. Jahrb. Syst. 9: 162 (1887)
Native RangeCanary Islands (Tenerife)
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatrocks
Altitude50-800m
Descriptionrosettes dense, flat, 1-4cm, leaves narrowly obovate, rounded, attenuate to petiolate base, glandular-pubescent, inflorescence ramose, flowers 5-7-merous, petals acute
Size3-8cm
Coloryellow
Bloomlate spring
Ca
Typesucculent perennial
Cultivationsunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-24°C
cuttings of rosettes in late summer
SynonymsMonanthes adenoscepes Svent.
Monanthes minima ssp. adenoscepes (Svent.) Baňare
Petrophyes minima Bolle
Territory2 Africa
     21 Macaronesia (CNY Canary Is.)
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