Echeveria pulidonis

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Echeveria pulidonis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Crassulaceae
Genus: Echeveria
Species:
E. pulidonis
Binomial name
Echeveria pulidonis
E.Walther

Echeveria pulidonis is a species of flowering plant in the family Crassulaceae, native to central Mexico, more specifically, Puebla and Veracruz. [1]

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An Echeveria Pulidonis being grown as a houseplant Echeveria Puldonis.jpg
An Echeveria Pulidonis being grown as a houseplant

Description

Habit: Forms rosettes of leaves, and as it ages, it will naturally form offsets, creating clusters of rosettes. Each rosette can reach 13–15 cm in diameter. [1]

Leaves: Tapered to a sharp point. Green with red margins. [1]

Flowers: Yellow. [1]

Cultivation

Half-hardy. Dislikes water sitting on its leaves, but tolerates this more than some other Echeveria species do. [1]

Taxonomy

Echeveria is named for Atanasio Echeverría y Godoy, a botanical illustrator who contributed to Flora Mexicana. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Dortort, Fred (2011). "The Timber Press Guide to Succulent Plants of the World". Timber Press. ISBN   9780881929959 (hardback). p. 80
  2. Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. ISBN   9780521866453 (hardback), ISBN   9780521685535 (paperback). pp. 149