Excotic Flora and Canarian Flora : Crassulaceae - Genus Aeonium

Aeonium canariense (L) Webb & Berth. fa. Teno A.Leroy

Thick and short-stemmed herb, rarely forming offstets at the base. Leaves in a dense rosette forming a cup, ovate spathulate, glandular pubescent, the margins finely ciliated, leave apex mucronulated. Leaves 7 to 18cm long and 5 to 9 cm broad. Rosette much smaller than the Aeonium canariense fa. Anaga, until now never have seen a plant larger than 45cm in diam., for the fa. Anaga this is up to and over 100cm . Flowering stem 65/90cm high, leafy, with leaves of decreasing size towards the tip. Inflorescence oblong 35/40cm long 12/18cm broad. Flowers gold yellow, 8 to 10 parted.

Distribution on Tenerife - Teno region such as Barr. de Masca, Barr Juan Lopez, Barr Seco and Barr de los Diaz. As from 350m up to 1150meter .

The juvenil plants resemble much the Aeonium virgineum from Gran Canaria (see picture)

The included photo's give you an idea of the differences between the two formas.