Aeonium nobile is a succulent, subtropical flowering plant in the family Crassulaceae.[2] It is native to the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands, where it grows on dry slopes and cliffs at altitudes up to 800m.[3]: 174 [4] The inflorescences are large and spreading with bright red flowers.[3]
Aeonium nobile | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Saxifragales |
Family: | Crassulaceae |
Genus: | Aeonium |
Species: | A. nobile
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Binomial name | |
Aeonium nobile (Praeger) Praeger
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References
edit- ^ The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 30 July 2016
- ^ "Aeonium nobile (Noble Giant Houseleek)". www.rareplants.de. Retrieved 15 January 2010.
- ^ a b Bramwell, D.; Bramwell, Z. (2001). Wild flowers of the Canary Islands. Madrid, Spain: Editorial Rueda. ISBN 84-7207-129-4.
- ^ "International Crassulaceae Network: Aeonium nobile". International Crassulaceae Network. Retrieved 19 February 2017.