Calico hearts (Adromischus maculatus)
Description
Adromischus maculatus is a low growing perennials leaf-succulent, forming small clusters or mats. The stem is very short, somewhat woody, decumbent to prostrate up to 6 inches (15 cm) long. The leaves are up to 3 inches (7.5 cm) long and up to 1.4 inches (35 cm) wide, rounded, usually wedge-shaped, and with horny margin all round the leaf, green, grey-green to gray-brown, glossy sometimes almost scarlet from the sun rays and with or without dark purple spots. The young plants are often without spots. The flowers are tubular and pale yellowish green in color.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Tracheophyta
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Saxifragales
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Family: Crassulaceae
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Genus: Adromischus
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