Chinese dunce cap (Orostachys iwarenge)
Description
Orostachys iwarenge is a cute, little succulent plant which forms an attractive evergreen groundcover when cultivated in the rock garden. The glaucous, grey/brown, up to 2 inches (5 cm) wide, fleshy rosettes, spread by short stolons to form an up to 1 inch (2.5 cm) tall and 18 inches (45 cm) wide patch. In late summer to early fall, the rosettes are topped with up to 4 inches (10 cm) tall towers jammed with tiny creamy flowers. Each flowering rosette dies away but is unnoticed among the mass of smaller rosettes.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Magnoliophyta
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Saxifragales
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Family: Crassulaceae
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Genus: Orostachys
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