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Aeonium ciliatum

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Aeonium ciliatum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Crassulaceae
Genus: Aeonium
Species:
A. ciliatum
Binomial name
Aeonium ciliatum
Synonyms[1]
  • Sempervivum ciliatum Willd.

Aeonium ciliatum is a species of flowering plant in the family Crassulaceae that produces large green leaf rosettes, which can be 50 centimetres (20 in) across.[2]: 168  The rosettes emerge from a woody stem that branches freely and can become very top heavy. It is endemic to Tenerife in the Canary Islands, where it prefers some shade, and is frequent in the Anaga peninsula in the north east of the island.[2]

References

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  1. ^ The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 30 July 2016
  2. ^ a b Bramwell, D.; Bramwell, Z. (2001). Wild flowers of the Canary Islands. Madrid, Spain: Editorial Rueda. ISBN 84-7207-129-4.