Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Genus species | Monanthes muralis (Webb ex Bolle) Hook.f. |
Bibliography | Bot. Mag. 98: t. 5988 (1872) |
Native Range | Canary Islands |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 300-800m |
Description | leaves in rosette, 6-10mm, obovate, rounded, glandular-hirsute at base, on apex conspicuosly papilose, inflorescence from centre of rosette, flowers 6-7-merous |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | pale yellow |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | |
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 | Petrophyes muralis Webb ex Bolle Sempervivum monanthes var. murale (Webb ex Bolle) Kuntze |
Territory | 2 Africa 21 Macaronesia (CNY Canary Is.) |