Prometheum pilosum

Description

Prometheum pilosum is a succulent plant in the family Crassulaceae. It is native to Asia. Prometheum is a genus of plants in the family Crassulaceae. According to an experiment done on interspecific plant crosses in the family Crassulaceae, the genus Prometheum produced on average 55 seeds. Furthermore, the same experiment found that plants of the genus Prometheum formed a comparium with each other, meaning they were capable of interbreeding. From Anatolia to Iran, through the Caucasus. The species in the genus Prometheum include: Prometheum pilosum (M.Bieb.) H.Ohba Prometheum sempervivoides (Fisch. ex M.Bieb.) H.Ohba Prometheum tymphaeum (Quézel & Contandr.) 't Hart P. sempervivoides and P. pilosum were historically included in genera Sedum (section Cyprosedum), and later Rosularia, but were elevated to a separate genus by Ohba (1995).