Aeonium sedifolium leaves

The leaves of Aeonium sedifolium form small, stem-tip rosettes and are spaced on stem elongations that haven’t become leafless. The leaf rosettes are flattish, about 4 cm in diameter. The inner leaves in a rosette are about erect, sometimes cohering in globose clusters, the outer leaves elongating and spreading.

The leaf-shape is obovate, narrowing to the base as they elongate. The upper surfaces are slightly concave to nearly flat. The leaf blades bulge slightly with succulence and the tips are rounded with the sporadic tooth. The young leaves are glossy green, mature ones variably green from pale green to grey green or dull green, acquiring red streaks as they age, sometimes brownish, particularly near the tips. The leaves tend to be sticky, their texture also slightly rubbery. There are microscopic leaf hairs (multicellular trichomes), invisible to the naked eye.

The specific name, sedifolium, refers to the leaf similarity to those of the Sedum genus (Leistner, (Ed.), 2000; iNaturalist; Wikipedia; https://www.llifle.com; https://worldofsucculents.com).