Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Genus species | Pachyphytum saltensis Brachet, J.Reyes & R.Mondragón |
Bibliography | Cact. Suc. Mex. 51: 48 (2006) |
Native Range | ne. & sw. Mexico |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1800-1900m |
Description | glabrous, rosettes to 9cm, leaves lanceolate to oblanceolate, obtuse or truncate, 3-7cm, green-violet, inflorescence cincinnate, sepals unequal, petals 7-9mm |
Size | 25-35cm |
Color | red-green |
Bloom | summer |
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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, 18-24°C cuttings of rosettes in late summer |
Territory | 7 Northern America 79 Mexico (MXE Mexico Northeast, MXS Mexico Southwest) |