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Aeonium
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
| Subclass | Rosidae | Roses, legumes, proteas, dogwoods, hydrangeas, mistletoes, euphorbias, grapes, many more |
| Order | Rosales | Rose family and eight others |
| Family | Crassulaceae | Succulents that store water in leaves |
| Genus | Aeonium | Means “ageless” (not sure why); plants have a basal rosette of leaves |
About plant names...
The Aeonium genus contains about 35 species. Most come from the Canary Islands.
Aeonium description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 5 Dec 2010.
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Species not yet identified · 2/24/2010 · San Diego (Quail) Botanic Garden, Encinitas, CA
≈ 19 × 17" (47 × 43 cm)  
Species not yet identified · 2/24/2010 · San Diego (Quail) Botanic Garden, Encinitas, CA
≈ 4½ × 3' (1.4 × 0.9 m)
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