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Aichryson
Sign in to saveAichryson is a genus of 16 species of succulent, subtropical plants, native to the Canary Islands, Azores, and Madeira.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderSaxifragales
- FamilyCrassulaceae
Observations recorded5,096
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 15
- With media
- 15
- Family
- Crassulaceae
- Collections
- GH, RSA, MO, O, K
- Recorded in
- Spain, Portugal, Canary Islands
Wikidata facts
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- taxon
- Image
- Aichryson tortuosum01.jpg
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- Aichryson
- taxon rank
- genus
- taxon name
- Aichryson
- topic's main category
- Category:Aichryson
- taxon common name
- 金阳草属
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Taxonomy
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Aichryson is a genus of 16 species of succulent, subtropical plants, native to the Canary Islands, Azores, and Madeira.
The species of Aichryson are not frost-resistant. They are related to Sempervivum, Jovibarba, Greenovia, Aeonium and Monanthes, readily seen in their similar flowers.
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