Echeveria elegans
Mexican Snowball, Mexican Gem
Other regional names: Pearl Echeveria +1 more
- Pearl Echeveria
- White Mexican Rose
Also known as: Echeveria albicans E.Walther +5 more
- Echeveria albicans E.Walther
- Echeveria elegans var. hernandonis E.Walther
- Echeveria elegans var. kesselringiana Poelln.
- Echeveria elegans var. tuxpanensis E.Walther
- Echeveria perelegans A.Berger
- Echeveria potosina E.Walther
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Crassulaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a succulent subshrub.
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Echeveria elegans (commonly known as Mexican snowball or Mexican-gem) is a succulent shrub belonging to the Crassulaceae family. Indigenous to North America, this species is primarily associated with subtropical conditions. It is part of the broad Echeveria genus, encompassing over 200 species globally. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Subtropical
Plant Type
Shrub
Plant Type
Succulent
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Mexico
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southwest
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