AEONIUM GLANDULOSUM (Ait.) Webb et Berthel. – Disc Houseleek, Saucer Plant

Syn.: Sempervivum glandulosum Ait., Sempervivum patina Lowe, Aeonium meyerheimii Bolle
Family: Crassulaceae DC.

Distribution: An endemic species of Portuguese islands Madeira, Porto Santo and Desertas.
Habitat: It grows on rocks and cliffs, mainly on the north coast of Madeira, in the Laurisilva, and at highest altitudes of Madeira.
Description: A biennial to perennial herb with a very short stem. The leaves in a dense rosette are obovate to rhomboidal-spatulate, succulent, up to 10 cm long. The flowers in large, ramose panicle, emerging from the centre of the rosette, petals yellow, red-spotted. Flowers from June to August.



These images were taken in Portugal, Madeira, Levada dos Piornais and cliff near Seixal (date: 28. 6. 2005).