Duvalia elegans (Elegant Duvalia) is a charming succulent with short, dull green or purplish-tinted stems with 4 to 5 angles lined with …
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Epithet: elegans
Meaning: Elegant; graceful; fine
Derivation: A Latin adjective
Pronunciation: ELL-eh-ganz
While the generic name must be unique, two or more genera often share the same specific epithet. Moreover, the same epithet can apply to subspecies, varieties, and forms within a species. Here is a list of plants that share this epithet.
Echeveria elegans (Mexican Snowball) is a popular succulent plant that forms compact rosettes of pale bluish-green, spoon-shaped leaves …
Crassula elegans subsp. namibensis is a small succulent with short, much-branched stems, fleshy or slightly woody at the base, and fleshy …
Crassula elegans (Elegant Crassula) is a small, sprawling succulent with a fleshy or slightly woody base and short, much-branched stems …