Aeonium aureum
Aeonium aureum is a species of flowering plant in the family Crassulaceae, native to the Canary Islands (Tenerife, Gran Canaria, El Hierro, La Gomera and La Palma).[1][2] It has very short stems, usually with several leaf rosettes. The grey-green leaves are tightly packed and fleshy. The bright yellow flowers are produced on leafy stems, and are up to 25 mm (1 in) across.[2]
- Leaf rosettes
Aeonium aureum | |
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In habitat, Pico Birigoyo, La Palma | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Saxifragales |
Family: | Crassulaceae |
Genus: | Aeonium |
Species: | A. aureum |
Binomial name | |
Aeonium aureum (C.Sm. ex Hornem.) T.H.M.Mes[1] | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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References
- "Aeonium aureum (C.Sm. ex Hornem.) T.H.M.Mes", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2018-01-30
- Bramwell, David & Bramwell, Zoƫ (2001), Wild Flowers of the Canary Islands (2nd ed.), Madrid: Editorial Rueda, p. 175, ISBN 84-7207-129-4 (as Greenovia aurea)
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