California Succulant, Echeveria
Echeveria is a large genus of succulents in the Crassulaceae family, native from Mexico to northwestern South America. The genus is named after the 18th century Mexican botanical artist Atanasio Echeverría y Godoy who loved to draw them. They are magnificent in their almost geometric concentric shape. After rain or being well watered they are plump perfect making them acctractive to photographers. They are drough resistant and found thoughout California. They are popular in landscaped gardens, but this particular plant was found near Rodeo Beach in the Marin Headlands, GGNRA, California
SCIENTIFIC CLASSIFICATION:
KINGDOM:Plantae
(unranked):Angiosperms
(unranked):Eudicots
(unranked):Core eudicots
ORDER:Saxifragales
FAMILY:Crassulaceae
SUBFAMILY:Sedoideae
TRIBE:Sedeae
SUBTRIBE:Sedinae
GENUS:Echeveria