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Aichryson tortuosum (Aiton) Webb & Bertel.  
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FamilyCRASSULACEAE
Genus speciesAichryson tortuosum (Aiton) Webb & Bertel. 
BibliographyHist. Nat. Iles Canaries 3(2; 1): 184 (1840)
Native RangeCanary Islands (Lanzarote)
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatrocks
Altitude100-700m
Descriptionleaves 10-12mm, obovate, rounded, sessile, densely glandular-hirsute, viscid, inflorescence few-flowered, flowers 9-12mm, petals elliptic, acuminate, aristate
Size10-15cm
Colordeep yellow
Bloomlate spring
Ca
Typesucculent subshrub
Cultivationsunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsAeonium 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
Territory2 Africa
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