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Lenophyllum acutifolium Rose  
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FamilyCRASSULACEAE
Genus speciesLenophyllum acutifolium Rose 
BibliographySmithsonian Misc. Collect. 47: 162 (1904)
Native Rangene. Mexico
Primary BiomeDesert or Dry Shrubland
Habitatdry, rocky slopes
Descriptionleaves opposite, 6-8 pairs, thick, adaxially deeply canaliculate, acute, flowers scattered in interrupted spike, sessile in axils of minute bracts, sepals and petals acute
Size10-20cm
Colorgreen-yellow
Bloomlate spring, summer
Ca
Typesucculent subshrub
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-24°C
cuttings in late summer
Territory7 Northern America
     79 Mexico (MXE Mexico Northeast)
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