Gold drop
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Umbilicus oppositifolius, commonly known as Gold drop, goutte d'or, Goldtröpfchen, or Walddickblatt, is a succulent, perennial flowering plant
in the stonecrop family Crassulaceae
, in the genus
Umbilicus
. It is endemic to the Caucasus
.
This species is sometimes given its own genus, Chiastophyllum.
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
in the stonecrop family Crassulaceae
Crassulaceae
Crassulaceae, or the orpine family, are a family of dicotyledons. They store water in their succulent leaves. They are found worldwide, but mostly occur in the Northern Hemisphere and southern Africa, typically in dry and/or cold areas where water may be scarce...
, in the genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
Umbilicus
Umbilicus (genus)
Umbilicus is a genus of over ninety species of flowering plants in the family Crassulaceae. Many of its species have been given synonyms under different genera such as Rosularia, Cotyledon, and Chiastophyllum...
. It is endemic to the Caucasus
Caucasus
The Caucasus, also Caucas or Caucasia , is a geopolitical region at the border of Europe and Asia, and situated between the Black and the Caspian sea...
.
This species is sometimes given its own genus, Chiastophyllum.