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Echeveria elegans Rose  
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FamilyCRASSULACEAE
Genus speciesEcheveria elegans Rose 
BibliographyN. Amer. Fl. [N.L.Britton & al., eds.] 22: 22 (1905)
Native RangeMexico
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatrocks
Descriptionrosettes dense, leaves oblong-obovate, acute or truncate, mucronate, 7-8cm, green-glaucous, inflorescence cincinnus, 10-15cm, sepals 5-10mm, corolla urceolate, 1-2cm
Size10-15cm
Colorrose
Bloomlate spring, summer
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, 18-24°C
cuttings of rosettes in late summer
SynonymsEcheveria albicans E.Walther
Echeveria elegans var. kesselringiana E.Walther
Echeveria perelegans A.Berger
Territory7 Northern America
     79 Mexico (MXE Mexico Northeast, MXG Mexico Gulf, MXS Mexico Southwest)
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