Graptopetalum rusbyi Rose

San francisco river leatherpetal (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Saxifragales > Crassulaceae > Graptopetalum

Characteristics

Stems with ascending, slender branches, 3-10 mm thick. Leaves: rosettes densely ces-pitose, 10-50-leaved, 2-6(-10) cm diam.; blade green or reddish, rhombic-obovate to oblanceolate, 1.5-5 × 0.8-1.8 cm, rough (especially on margins and keel with peglike or subclavate papillae 0.05-0.1 mm and often narrower), apex with slender apiculum 1-3 mm, surfaces not glaucous. Inflorescences mostly flat cymes; floral stems 0.4-1.8 dm; proximal leaves 2-18 mm; branches mostly 2-5, circinate or not, 1-12-flowered. Pedicels mostly 3-8 mm. Flowers (5-)6-7(-8)-merous; corolla 14-21 mm diam., tube [0.7-]2-3.5 mm, lobes 7-10.5 × 1.2-2.5 mm; pistils not hollowed near base, gradually narrowed to styles 1-1.5 mm. 2n = 62, 63, 64, 66, ca. 93, 124.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.06 - 0.12
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Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 3-4
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Hardiness (USDA) 6-12

Usage

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Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
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Distribution

Graptopetalum rusbyi world distribution map, present in Mexico and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:113315-2
WFO ID wfo-0000708590
COL ID 3HB88
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Dudleya rusbyi Graptopetalum rusbyi Cotyledon rusbyi Echeveria rusbyi Graptopetalum orpetii