Aeonium urbicum (C.Sm. ex Hornem.) Webb & Berthel.
Dinner plate aeonium
Kingdom Plantae Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
Subkingdom Tracheobionta Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division Magnoliophyta Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class Magnoliopsida Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
Subclass Rosidae Roses, legumes, proteas, dogwoods, hydrangeas, mistletoes, euphorbias, grapes, many more
Order Rosales Rose family and eight others
Family Crassulaceae Succulents that store water in leaves
Genus Aeonium Means “ageless” (not sure why); plants have a basal rosette of leaves
Species urbicum
About plant names...
Dinner plate aeonium is so-called because the large rosettes of overlapping, spade-shaped
leaves form bowl-shaped clusters. It is native to the Canary Islands of Tenerife and La Gomera.
Identification: This plant forms a rosette up to 1½′ (45 cm) wide,
on a stem as much as 3′ (91 cm) high. It has a large, dome-shaped flower cluster for a few weeks each year.
The central cluster will not branch unless its central point is damaged.
Photo by Opuntia.
Online References:
The Stridvall Family Domain
Www.rareplants.de
Www.ingentaconnect.com
Desert-tropicals.com
Older scientific or horticultural names
Aeonium urbicum var. meridionale Bañares
Sempervivum urbicum C.Sm. ex Hornem.
Aeonium pseudourbicum Bañares
Aeonium urbicum description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.
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2/24/2010 · San Diego (Quail) Botanic Garden, Encinitas, California ID is uncertain
2/24/2010 · San Diego (Quail) Botanic Garden, Encinitas, California · ≈ 3 × 2′ (98 × 65 cm) ID is uncertain
Range: Zones 3-9:
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