Aeonium smithii (Sims) Webb & Berthel.
Description:
Also known as Hairy Aeonium, it is a rare succulent native to southern Tenerife in the Canary Islands, where it grows on rocky cliffs in subtropical forest zones. Named after Norwegian botanist Christen Smith, it forms branching stems covered in soft hairs and flat rosettes of glossy green leaves marked with brownish stripes and reddish tips in bright light. In spring it produces clusters of yellow, red-striped star-shaped flowers.
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