Family and genus of mountain roses

Mountain rose, Crassulaceae, lotus palm. It was originally an independent genus of mountain rose, which was later merged into lotus palm

Alias for mountain rose

Mountain rose, also known as mountain rose and mountain rose

Distribution area of mountain rose

Mountain roses are mostly distributed in Canary Islands and nearby islands such as grand Canary Island, Tenerife Island, yero Island, Gomera island and La Palma island. They are located in the rock fissure in the coniferous forest area on the north slope at an altitude of 1000-1900m

Mountain roses are also distributed in the high island in the south of Tenerife, the north slope at an altitude of 950m, and the coniferous forest at an altitude of about 650m on the north of La Palma, yero and Gomera

Morphological characteristics of mountain rose

The fleshy leaves of mountain rose are alternate and arranged in a rosette shape. Different varieties have different plant sizes, ranging from 2 cm to 40 cm

Mountain roses have different leaf colors, including gray green, blue-green or emerald green. In order to avoid strong light during dormancy, the peripheral leaves wither, and the central leaves are wrapped up, which looks like a budding rose

The flowering period of mountain rose is from early spring to early summer. It has racemes and yellow flowers. Its special point is that after flowering, the seeds mature, the mother plant gradually withers, and new buds grow at the base