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Aichryson

About 15; see text

Aichryson is a genus of about 15 species of succulent, subtropical plants, mostly native to the Canary Islands, with a few in the Azores, Madeira and Morocco, and one in Portugal.

The species of Aichryson are not frost-resistant. They are related to Sempervivum, Jovibarba, Greenovia, Aeonium and Monanthes, readily seen in their similar flowers.

Species

  • Aichryson bethencourtianum
  • Aichryson bollei
  • Aichryson divaricatum
  • Aichryson laxum
  • Aichryson palmense
  • Aichryson porphyriogennetos
  • Aichryson tortuosum (Gouty Houseleek)
  • Aichryson villosum


07-14-2008 23:18:10
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