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Aeonium tabuliforme

Aeonium tabuliforme
Aeonium Tabuliforme hairs.jpg
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Crassulaceae
Genus: Aeonium
Species: A. tabuliforme
Binomial name
Aeonium tabuliforme
Webb & Berthel.
Synonyms
  • Aeonium berthelotianum Bolle
  • Aeonium macrolepum Webb ex Christ
  • Aeonium umbelliforme Knoche
  • Sempervivum tabuliforme Haw.

Aeonium tabuliforme (flat-topped aeonium, saucer plant) syn. A. bertelothianum, Sempervivum complanatum, is a species of succulent plant in the family Crassulaceae, native and endemic to Tenerife in the Canary Islands. It grows on moist, north-facing cliffs and ledges at low altitude. A mass of fleshy, hairy, bright green leaves in flat rosettes, is produced on short unbranched stems, often on vertical surfaces.

The specific epithet tabuliforme means "flat".

This plant, which may be either biennial or perennial, is grown under glass in temperate regions. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.


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