Aeonium aureum
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Aeonium aureum is a plant from the genus of aeonium and belongs to the family of Crassulaceae (Crassulaceae).
description
The succulent plant reaches heights of between 30 and 45 centimeters. The leaf rosette is between 8 and 15 centimeters wide and always has daughter rosettes. The rosette is formed by fleshy, spatula or wedge-shaped leaves that are drawn in or pointed at the end. These are 4 to 10 centimeters long, are gray-green with reddish or blue-green tones. In contrast to Aeonium diplocyclum, the leaf margins have no eyelashes. The flower stem, at the end of which numerous yellow flowers develop, also has flaky leaves. The flower consists of 28 to 32 petals .
Occurrence
Aeonium aureum only grows in the Canary Islands , with the exception of Lanzarote and Fuerteventura . Rock walls and roofs are preferred as locations. It occurs at altitudes up to 2000 meters.
literature
- Miguel A. Cabrera Pérez: The native flora of the Canary Islands . Ed. Everest, Léon 1999, ISBN 84-241-3550-4 .
- Adalbert Hohenester, Walter Welss: Excursion flora for the Canary Islands . Ulmer, Stuttgart 1993, ISBN 3-8001-3466-7 .
- Ingrid Schönfelder, Peter Schönfelder: Kosmos-Atlas Mediterranean and Canary Islands flora. Over 1600 species of plants . Franckh Kosmos Verlag, Stuttgart 2002, ISBN 3-440-09361-1 .
