Crassulaceae - Genus Aeonium - Aeonium sedifolium

Aeonium sedifolium (Webb) Pit & Proust

Endemic to the islands of Tenerife, La Palma and  La Gomera

Dense, twiggy, erect sub shrub. Densely branching, 45/50cm high with tinny , glossy brown and sticky stem. Small shining sticky fleshy leaves forming small rosettes  1,5/3.5cm diam. much marked with brown/reddish stripes. This small plant produce very few but large yellow flowers, 9 to 11 parted. Flowering from March to end July.

Distribution on Tenerife . I know the plant from the Masca region, Tamaimo, Punta Teno (the path going to Teno Alto), Los Silos, Montana de Taco and Buena Vista del Norte.  

Aeonium sedifolium - site Masca
 















             Aeonium sedifolium - site Tamaimo

Aeonium sedifolium - Masca - See root système
 
Aeonium sedifolium - Tamaimo - in a rock crack
 
Aeonium sedifolium - Tamaimo
 
 
Aeonium sedifolium - Masca
 
 
Aeonium sedifolium - Tamaimo
 
 
Aeonium sedifolium - Tamaimo
 
 
Aeonium sedifolium with A. urbicum juvenil- Tamaimo
 
 
Aeonium sedifolium - flower close-up


 



 
 


 


 
 



 

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