| Family | CRASSULACEAE |
| Genus species | Aichryson tortuosum (Aiton) Webb & Bertel. |
| Bibliography | Hist. Nat. Iles Canaries 3(2; 1): 184 (1840) |
| Native Range | Canary Islands (Lanzarote) |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 100-700m |
| Description | leaves 10-12mm, obovate, rounded, sessile, densely glandular-hirsute, viscid, inflorescence few-flowered, flowers 9-12mm, petals elliptic, acuminate, aristate |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | deep yellow |
| Bloom | late 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, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Aeonium tortuosum (Aiton) A.Berger Aichryson pulvinatum Burchard Aichryson pygmaeum (C.Sm. ex Link) Webb & Berthel. Aichryson radicescens Webb & Berthel Macrobia tortuosa (Aiton) G.Kunkel Sempervivum pulvinatum (Burchard) Praeger Sempervivum pygmaeum C.Sm. ex Link Sempervivum radicescens (Webb & Berthel.) Lowe Sempervivum tortuosum Aiton |
| Territory | 2 Africa 21 Macaronesia (CNY Canary Is.) |