Pachyphytum

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Pachyphytum
Pachyphytum oviferum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Crassulaceae
Subfamily: Sedoideae
Tribe: Sedeae
Subtribe: Sedinae
Genus: Pachyphytum
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Species

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Pachyphytum is a small genus of succulents in the Crassulaceae family, native from Mexico, lands at 600 to 1,500 meters high. The name comes from the ancient greek pachys (=thick) and phyton (=plant) because of the shape of the leaves..

Selected species

  • Pachyphytum bracteosum
  • Pachyphytum brevifolium
  • Pachyphytum caesium
  • Pachyphytum coeruleum
  • Pachyphytum compactum
  • Pachyphytum fittkaui
  • Pachyphytum garciae
  • Pachyphytum glutinicaule
  • Pachyphytum hookeri
  • Pachyphytum kimnachii
  • Pachyphytum longifolium
  • Pachyphytum machucae
  • Pachyphytum oviferum
  • Pachyphytum viride
  • Pachyphytum werdermannii

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