Biology:Aeonium canariense

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Short description: Species of flowering plant in the stonecrop family Crassulaceae

Aeonium canariense
Aeonium canariense velvet.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Crassulaceae
Genus: Aeonium
Species:
A. canariense
Binomial name
Aeonium canariense
Webb & Berthel.
Synonyms[1]
  • Sempervivum canariense L.

Aeonium canariense is a species of flowering plant in the family Crassulaceae. It is endemic to the island of Tenerife in the Canary Islands, where it grows on dry slopes and cliffs in the north of the island from sea level to about 1300m.[2]:162 It forms large rosettes of leaves close to the ground but the spikes of yellow flowers stand up to 70 cm tall.

References

  1. The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-2623554, retrieved 30 July 2016 
  2. Bramwell, D.; Bramwell, Z. (2001). Wild flowers of the Canary Islands. Madrid, Spain: Editorial Rueda. ISBN 84-7207-129-4. 

Wikidata ☰ Q1282200 entry