Biology:Echeveria strictiflora

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Short description: Species of succulent

Echeveria strictiflora
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Crassulaceae
Genus: Echeveria
Species:
E. strictiflora
Binomial name
Echeveria strictiflora
A. Gray

Echeveria strictiflora, the desert savior, is a species of flowering plant in the family Crassulaceae, native to southwestern Texas [1][2] and to the Chihuahuan Desert of northeast Mexico. Its range consists of several scattered populations, rather than a contiguous range.[2]

Description

Rosettes of this succulent perennial can reach up to 10 cm in diameter, but are usually smaller.[2]

Leaves: Range in color from glaucous to brownish green or green, and some Mexican populations of the plant have red leaf margins.[2]

Inflorescences: Reaching 20–25 cm in heigh, with flowers in shades of pink or orange.[2]

Cultivation

Benefits from scant water during the cooler winter months and higher levels of water during the warmer growing season.[2]

Etymology

Echeveria is named for Atanasio Echeverría y Godoy, a botanical illustrator who contributed to Flora Mexicana.[3]

Strictiflora means '[having or bearing] straight flowers'. It is derived from strict, meaning 'straight' and flora meaning 'flower'.[3]

References

  1. "Echeveria strictiflora". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=COST14. Retrieved 7 Sep 2013. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Dortort, Fred (2011). "The Timber Press Guide to Succulent Plants of the World". Timber Press. ISBN:9780881929959 (hardback). p. 83, 90
  3. 3.0 3.1 Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. ISBN:9780521866453 (hardback), ISBN:9780521685535 (paperback). pp. 149, 168, 363

Wikidata ☰ Q15483665 entry