Echeveria multicaulis

Echeveria multicaulis (also known as copper leaf and copper rose[1]) is a species of plant native to Mexico.[2] It is a member of the genus Echeveria.[3]

Echeveria multicaulis
Echeveria multicaulis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Crassulaceae
Genus: Echeveria
Species:
E. multicaulis
Binomial name
Echeveria multicaulis
Rose

Etymology

Echeveria is named for Atanasio Echeverría y Godoy, a botanical illustrator who contributed to Flora Mexicana.[4]

Multicaulis literally translates to 'many-stemmed', a reference to its growth habit.[4]

References

  1. "Echeveria multicaulis". Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  2. "MULTICAULIS Rose, 1905". International Crassulaceae Network. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  3. "Echeveria multicaulis - Copper Rose - World of Succulents". World of Succulents. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  4. Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521866453 (hardback), ISBN 9780521685535 (paperback). pp. 149, 265


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