Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Genus species | Graptopetalum paraguayense (N.E.Br.) E.Walther |
Bibliography | Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 9: 108 (1938) |
Native Range | ne. Mexico (Tamaulipas) |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
Description | glabrous, leaves alternate, crowded, the basal in rosette, sessile, 4-7cm, cuneate-obovate, rounded, glaucous, nitid, floral stems axillary, inflorescence cymose, corolla 15mm |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | succulent subshrub |
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 | Byrnesia weinbergii (T.B.Sheph.) Rose Cotyledon paraguayensis N.E.Br. Echeveria weinbergii T.B.Sheph. Graptopetalum weinbergii (T.B.Sheph.) E.Walther Sedum paraguayense (N.E.Br.) Bullock Sedum weinbergii (T.B.Sheph.) A.Berger |
Territory | 7 Northern America 79 Mexico (MXE Mexico Northeast) |