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Graptopetalum paraguayense (N.E.Br.) E.Walther
Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 9: 108 1938
Family: CRASSULACEAE

Graptopetalum paraguayense Photo by: Edoardo Mattei

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Graptopetalum paraguayense (N.E.Br.) E.Walther
Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 9: 108 1938
Synonymy: 8 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Graptopetalum paraguayense subs. bernalense Kimnach & R.Moran
Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 58(2): 54. 1986
Synonymy: 3
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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Ghost Plant, Mother-of-pearl Plant, Hens and Chicks, Mother of pearl
ARAGONESE (Aragonés): Madreperla, Graptopetala
CHINESE (中文): 石蓮花
SPANISH (Español): Graptopétalo, Planta fantasma, Planta madre perla

Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Graptopetalum paraguayense group

  • Graptopetalum paraguayense (N.E.Br.) E.Walther: has rosettes 9-15 cm across. Leaves 15-25 leave,s 2-8 cm long, grey-blue-green to light purple. Flowers c. 2 cm in diameter with white petals, dotted with red. Distribution: Mexico (Tamaulipas).
  • Graptopetalum paraguayense subs. bernalense Kimnach & R.Moran: has yellowish leaves not more than 4 cm long. Distribution: Tamaulipas, North-East Mexico.

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Flower bud. Photo by: Carolina González
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Flowering habit at Kula Botanical Garden, Maui, Hawaii (USA). March 07, 2011. Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr

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Graptopetalum paraguayense Photo by: Carolina González
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Graptopetalum paraguayense Photo by: Carolina González

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Graptopetalum paraguayense Photo by: Carolina González
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Graptopetalum paraguayense Photo by: Giuseppe Distefano

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Graptopetalum paraguayense Photo by: Giuseppe Distefano
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Graptopetalum paraguayense Photo by: Carolina González

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