Echeveria coccinea
A shrubby Echeveria that forms small rosettes of velvety, hairy green leaves on stems that branch. It carries scarlet to orange-red flowers on tall spikes in autumn and winter. It is one of the most widespread species in the central Mexican highlands, with over 500 wild records, mostly between about 1,800 and 2,600 m.
Where it grows wild
It grows on rocky slopes, lava fields, road banks and in open oak and pine-oak scrub across the central Mexican highlands. This description comes from the recorded localities and what is known of its group. Plants root among rocks and in thin soil, often in bright open places or at forest edges.
Recorded from 1,100 to 2,947 m, with a median of 2,219 m across 140 records.
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