Echeveria nodulosa
Echeveria nodulosa, the painted echeveria, is a plant species in the family Crassulaceae. It is native to Mexico (widely distributed and rather common in North Oaxaca and South Puebla[1]).
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Saxifragales |
| Family: | Crassulaceae |
| Genus: | Echeveria |
| Species: | E. nodulosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Echeveria nodulosa (Bak.) Otto | |
They are relatively disease free.[2]
Taxonomy
Echeveria is named for Atanasio EcheverrÃa y Godoy, a botanical illustrator who contributed to Flora Mexicana.[3]
Nodulosa means 'with swellings', or 'bearing nodules', and is typically given in reference to the presence of root nodules.[3]
References
- "NODULOSA (Baker) Otto, 1873 (engl./ fr.)". International Crassulaceae Network. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- gardenia
- Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521866453 (hardback), ISBN 9780521685535 (paperback). pp. 149, 274
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