Umbilicus oppositifolius
Gold drop | |
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Gold drop in bud | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Core eudicots |
Order: | Saxifragales |
Family: | Crassulaceae |
Genus: | Umbilicus |
Species: | U. oppositifolius |
Binomial name | |
Umbilicus oppositifolius Ledeb. | |
Synonyms | |
Chiastophyllum oppositifolium |
Umbilicus oppositifolius (common names lamb's-tail[1] and gold drop) is a succulent, perennial flowering plant, a species in the genus Umbilicus of the family Crassulaceae. It is endemic to shady mountain areas in the Caucasus.[2]
It is widely listed under its synonym Chiastophyllum oppositifolium.
It is a hardy, prostrate evergreen growing to 25 cm (10 in) with large fleshy leaves and racemes of tiny, sulphur-yellow flowers.
It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]
- ↑ "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-02-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ↑ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
- ↑ "RHS Plant Selector - Chiastophyllum oppositifolium". Retrieved 5 July 2013.
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