Aeonium canariense is a species of flowering plant in the family Crassulaceae. It forms large rosettes of leaves close to the ground but the spikes of yellow flowers stand up to 70 cm tall. It is endemic to the Canary Islands, with five subspecies native to different islands.[1] Subspecies canariense is native of Tenerife in the Canary Islands, where it grows on dry slopes and cliffs in the north of the island from sea level to about 1300m.[3]: 162
Subspecies
Five subspecies are accepted.[1]
- Aeonium canariense subsp. canariense – Tenerife
- Aeonium canariense subsp. christii (Praeger) Bañares – La Palma
- Aeonium canariense subsp. latifolium (Burchard) Bañares – La Gomera
- Aeonium canariense subsp. longithyrsum (Burchard) Cristini – northern El Hierro
- Aeonium canariense subsp. virgineum (Webb ex Christ) Bañares – northern and northwestern Gran Canaria
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References
- ^ a b c "Aeonium canariense (L.) Webb & Berthel". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew]]. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
- ^ The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 30 July 2016
- ^ Bramwell, D.; Bramwell, Z. (2001). Wild flowers of the Canary Islands. Madrid, Spain: Editorial Rueda. ISBN 84-7207-129-4.