Aeonium goochiae (Aeonium goochiae)
Description
Aeonium goochiae is a rare perennial plant from the succulents family ( Crassulaceae ). The plant is endemic to the Canary Island of La Palma . In contrast to most Aeonium species, A. goochiae prefers shaded growth sites. Aeonium goochiae is a perennial , herbaceous plant to small shrub with up to 30 cm long, highly branched stems . The leaves stand on the top of the stem in small leaf rosettes , are egg-shaped , light-to-dark green, sometimes reddish, felted hairy on both sides and on the leaf edge. The inflorescence is a small bunch with 10 to 30 flowers, with bracts . The flowers are white to light pink, up to 1.5 cm in diameter, with lanceolate petals on the underside and edges . The stamper is bright red. The plant blooms in mid-spring. Aeonium (tree houseleek) is a genus of about 35 species of succulent, subtropical plants of the family Crassulaceae. Many species are popular in horticulture. The genus name comes from the ancient Greek "aionos" (ageless). While most of them are native to the Canary Islands, some are found in Madeira, Morocco, and in East Africa (for example in the Semien Mountains of Ethiopia). The succulent leaves are typically arranged on a basal stem, in a dense, spreading rosette. A feature which distinguishes this genus from many of its relatives is the manner in which the flowers bear free petals, and are divided into 6 or 12 sections. Each rosette produces a central inflorescence only once, and then dies back (though it will usually branch or offset to produce ensuing rosettes). Low-growing Aeonium species are A. tabuliforme and A. smithii; large species include A. arboreum, A. valverdense and A. holochrysum. They are related to the genera Sempervivum, Aichryson and Monanthes, as can be seen by their similar flower and inflorescences. Recently, the genus Greenovia has been placed within Aeonium.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Saxifragales
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Family: Crassulaceae
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Genus: Aeonium
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