Chiastophyllum
| Gold drop | |
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| Gold drop in bud | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Saxifragales |
| Family: | Crassulaceae |
| Genus: | Umbilicus |
| Species: | U. oppositifolius |
| Binomial name | |
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Umbilicus oppositifolius Ledeb. |
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| Synonyms | |
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Chiastophyllum oppositifolium |
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Chiastophyllum oppositifolium
Umbilicus oppositifolius (common names lamb's-tail and gold drop) is a succulent, perennial flowering plant, a species in the genus Umbilicus of the family Crassulaceae. It is endemic to shady mountain areas in the Caucasus.
It is widely listed under its synonym Chiastophyllum oppositifolium.
It is a hardy, prostrate evergreen growing to 25 cm (10 in) with large fleshy leaves and racemes of tiny, sulphur-yellow flowers.
It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
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