Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Genus species | Sedum tuberosum Coss. & Letourn. |
Bibliography | Bull. Soc. Bot. France 22: 9 (1875) |
Native Range | Algeria to Tunisia |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 0-50m |
Description | rootstock large, with brown-black, corky bark, basal leaves in rosette, oblong, obtuse, alternate, 13 x 4.5mm, flowers in scorpioid cyme |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | + |
Type | tuberous succulent |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division of resting tubers |
Synonyms | Poenosedum tuberosum (Coss. & Letourn.) Holub Rhodiola tuberosa (Coss. & Letourn.) H.Jacobsen |
Territory | 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, TUN Tunisia) |