Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Genus species | Umbilicus horizontalis (Guss.) DC. |
Synonyms | Cotyledon horizontalis Guss. |
Umbilicus maroccanus Gand. | |
Umbilicus rodriguezii Gand. | |
Habitat | shady rocks |
Description | lower leaves orbiculate, peltate, convex, sinuate, stem leaves dense, linear-aristate, flowers horizontal in long, compact spike, corolla tubular, lobes acute |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | dark yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | shady, humous, rock crevices alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C division in spring; cuttings in late spring and late summer |
Territory |
Europe
Southwestern Europe (Baleares , Corse , Sardegna , Spain ) Southeastern Europe (Albania , Bulgaria , Greece , Italy , Kriti , Sicilia , Yugoslavia ) Africa Northern Africa (Algeria , Egypt , Libya , Morocco , Tunisia ) Macaronesia (Azores , Canary Is. , Madeira , Selvagens ) Asia-Temperate Western Asia (East Aegean Is. , Iran , Lebanon-Syria , Sinai , Turkey ) Arabian Peninsula (Gulf States , Saudi Arabia) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CRASSULACEAE
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