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Pachyphytum bracteosum Link, Klotzsch & Otto  
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FamilyCRASSULACEAE
Genus speciesPachyphytum bracteosum Link, Klotzsch & Otto 
BibliographyAllg. Gartenzeitung 9: 10 (1841)
Native Rangene. Mexico, Mexico-Gulf
Primary BiomeDesert or Dry Shrubland
Habitatrocks
Altitude1200-1800m
Descriptionstems erect or procumbent, leaves obovate to spathulate, obtuse or rounded, 4-11mm, thick, glaucous, often pinkish, inflorescence many flowered, corolla 13mm, pentagonal
Size15-30cm
Colorrose
Bloomsummer
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
SynonymsCotyledon pachyphytum Baker
Echeveria bracteosa (Link, Klotzsch & Otto) Lindl. & Paxton
Echeveria pachyphytum É.Morren
Territory7 Northern America
     79 Mexico (MXE Mexico Northeast, MXG Mexico Gulf)
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