Aeonium balsamiferum facts for kids
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Aeonium
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Aeonium balsamiferum (Spanish: bejeque farrobo) is a species of tropical flowering plant in the family Crassulaceae. The species is endemic in the Canary Islands.
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Taxonomy
The plant was first described by Philip Barker Webb and Sabin Berthelot, published in Natural History of the Canary Islands (Histoire Naturelle des Îles Canaries) in 1840.
Description
It is a shrub with sticky leaves. The rosettes measure up to 20 cm (7.9 in) in diameter. It has light yellow flowers.
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Distribution
Aeonium balsamiferum occurs in the eastern Canary Islands of Lanzarote (native) and Fuerteventura (naturalised), in shrublands and rocky areas.
See also
In Spanish: Aeonium balsamiferum para niños
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