Aeonium tabuliforme
Aeonium tabuliforme, the flat-topped aeonium or saucer plant, 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.[2]:163 A mass of fleshy, hairy, bright green leaves in flat rosettes, is produced on short unbranched stems, often on vertical surfaces.[3][4]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Saxifragales |
| Family: | Crassulaceae |
| Genus: | Aeonium |
| Species: | A. tabuliforme |
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| Aeonium tabuliforme Webb & Berthel. | |
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The specific epithet tabuliforme means "flat".[5]
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.[6] [7]
Aeonium tabuliforme
Three specimens of Aeonium tabuliforme, two with flower spikes
Aeonium tabuliforme with flowers
References
- The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 30 July 2016
- Bramwell, D.; Bramwell, Z. (2001). Wild flowers of the Canary Islands. Madrid, Spain: Editorial Rueda. ISBN 84-7207-129-4.
- Aeonium tabulaefoeme (tabulifoeme)
- RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
- Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. p. 224. ISBN 9781845337315.
- "Aeonium tabuliforme". www.rhs.org. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
- "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). www.rhs.org. Royal Horticultural Society. November 2018. p. 2. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
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