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{{Taxobox
| name = ''Echeveria''
| image = Echeveria elegans0.jpg
| image_caption = ''[[Echeveria elegans]]''
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Magnoliophyta]]
| unranked_classis = [[eudicot]]s
| ordo = [[Saxifragales]]
| familia = [[Crassulaceae]]
| genus = '''''Echeveria'''''
| genus_authority = [[A. P. de Candolle|DC.]]
}}
'''''Echeveria''''' is a large [[genus]] of [[succulent]]s in the [[Crassulaceae]] family, native from [[Mexico]] to northwestern [[South America]]. The genus is named after the 18th century [[Mexico|Mexican]] botanical artist, [[Atanasio Echeverría y Godoy]]. Many of the species produce numerous [[offsets]], and are commonly known as '[[Hen and chicks]]', which can also refer to other genera such as [[Sempervivum]] that are significantly different from ''Echeveria''.
Many ''Echeveria'' species are popular as [[garden]] [[plant]]s. They are [[drought]] resistant, although they do better with regular deep watering and fertilizing. Most will tolerate shade and some [[frost]], although [[Hybrid (biology)|hybrid]] [[species]] tend to be less tolerant. They can be propagated easily by separating [[offsets]], but may also be propagated by leaf [[cutting (plant)|cuttings]], and by [[seed]] if they are not hybrids. ''Echeverias'' are [[polycarpic]], meaning that they may flower and set seed many times over the course of their lifetimes.
Most lose their lower leaves in winter; as a result, after a few years, the plants lose their attractive, compact appearance and need to be rerooted or propagated. In addition, if not removed, these shed leaves may decay, harboring [[fungus]] which can then infect the plant.
==Species==
[[Image:Echeveria.derenbergii.7072.jpg|right|thumb|''[[Echeveria derenbergii]]'']]
[[Image:Echeveria glauca.jpg|thumb|right|Flowers of ''[[Echeveria glauca]]'']]
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*''[[Echeveria acutifolia]]''
*''[[Echeveria affinis]]''
*''[[Echeveria agavoides]]'' (Molded Wax Agave) syn. ''E. obscura'', ''E. yuccoides''
**''Echeveria agavoides var. corderoyi''
**''Echeveria agavoides var. multifida''
**''Echeveria agavoides'' var. ''prolifera''
*''[[Echeveria alata]]''
*''[[Echeveria amoena]]''
*''[[Echeveria amphoralis]]''
*''[[Echeveria andina]]''
*''[[Echeveria angustifolia]]''
*''[[Echeveria atropurpurea]]''
*''[[Echeveria australis]]''
*''[[Echeveria cante]]''
*''[[Echeveria coccinea]]'' syn. ''E. longifolia''
*''[[Echeveria colorata]]''
*''[[Echeveria derenbergii]]'' (Baby Echeveria, Painted lady)
*''[[Echeveria deresina]]''
*''[[Echeveria elatior]]''
'''*''[[Echeveria elegans]]''''' (Hen and Chicks) syn. ''E. perelegans''
*''[[Echeveria hookerii]]''
*''[[Echeveria kirchneriana]]''
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*''[[Echeveria lauii]]''
*''[[Echeveria leucotricha]]'' (Chenille Plant)
*''[[Echeveria nodulosa]]'' syn. ''E. discolor'', ''E. misteca''
*''[[Echeveria pallida]]''
*''[[Echeveria peacockii]]'' (Peacock Echeveria) syn. ''E. desmetiana'', ''E. subsessilis''
*''[[Echeveria potosina]]''
*''[[Echeveria prolifica]]''
*''[[Echeveria pulidonis]]''
*''[[Echeveria pulvinata]]''
*''[[Echeveria pumila]]'' syn. ''E. glauca'' var. ''pumila'', ''E. secunda'' var. ''pumila''
*''[[Echeveria purpusorum]]'' syn. ''E. purpusiorum''
*''[[Echeveria runyonii]]''
*''[[Echeveria sanchez-mejoradae]]'' syn. ''E. halbingeri'' var. ''sanchez-mejoradae''
*''[[Echeveria scheerii]]''
*''[[Echeveria sedoides]]''
*''[[Echeveria setosa]]''
*''[[Echeveria shaviana]]''
*''[[Echeveria subrigida]]''
*''[[Echeveria tundelii]]''
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== [[Cultivar]]s ==
*''Echeveria agavoides'' cv. 'Ebony'
*''Echeveria agavoides'' cv. 'Lipstick'
*''Echeveria agavoides'' cv. 'Red'
*''Echeveria agavoides'' cv. 'Victor Reiter'
*''Echeveria pulvinata'' cv. 'Oliver'
*''Echeveria'' cv. 'Arlie Wright'
*''Echeveria'' cv. 'Black Prince'
*''Echeveria'' cv. 'Blue Heron'
*''Echeveria'' cv. 'Dondo'
*''Echeveria'' cv. 'Doris Taylor' (Woolly Rose)
*''Echeveria'' cv. 'Hoveyi'
*''Echeveria'' cv. 'Lola'
*''Echeveria'' cv. 'Opalina'
*''Echeveria'' cv. 'Painted Lady'
*''Echeveria'' cv. 'Ruberia'
*''Echeveria'' cv. 'Set-Oliver'
*''Echeveria'' cv. 'Tippy'
*''Echeveria'' cv. 'Wavy Curls'
==Formerly in ''Echeveria''==
*''E. anthonyi'' - synonym of ''[[Dudleya anthonyi]]''
*''E. attenuata'', ''E. edulis'' var. ''attenuata'' - synonyms of ''[[Dudleya attenuata]]'' (Orcutt's Liveforever, Tapertip Liveforever)
*''E. californica'', ''E. cotyledon'', ''E. helleri'', ''E. laxa'' - synonyms of ''[[Dudleya caespitosa]]'' (Sea Lettuce)
*''E. candida'' - synonym of ''[[Dudleya candida]]''
*''E. cultrata'' - synonym of ''[[Dudleya cultrata]]''
*''E. cymosa'' - synonym of ''[[Dudleya cymosa]]'' (Canyon Live-forever)
*''E. edulis'' - synonym of ''[[Dudleya edulis]]'' (Fingertips)
*''E. argentea'', ''E. pulverulenta'' - synonyms of ''[[Dudleya pulverulenta]]'' ssp. ''pulverulenta'' (Chalk Lettuce)
*''E. collomiae'' - synonym of ''[[Dudleya saxosa]]'' ssp. ''collomiae'' (Rock Live-forever)
*''E. clavifolia'' - synonym of ''[[Pachyveria clavifolia]]''
==Gallery==
<gallery>
Image:Echeveria_aff._potosinia-IMG_0377_hunt07.jpg|''Echeveria'' aff. potosinia
Image:Echeveria_agavoides-x-echeveria_lindsayana-I-IMG_0465_hunt07.jpg|''Echeveria agavoides x E. lindsayana''
Image:Echeveria_agavoides-x-E._colorata-IMG_0429_hunt07.jpg|''Echeveria albicans x E. colorata''
Image:Echeveria_albicans-x-E._colorata-IMG_0416_hunt07.jpg|''Echeveria albicans x E. colorata''
Image:Echeveria_colorata_var._colorata-IMG_0409_hunt07.jpg|''Echeveria colorata'' var. colorata
Image:Echeveria_potosina-IMG_0500_hunt07.jpg|''Echeveria potosina''
Image:Echeveria_potosina-IMG_0501_hunt07.jpg|''Echeveria potosina''
Image:Echeveria_pumila-IMG_0407_hunt07.jpg|''Echeveria pumila''
Image:Echeveria_sedoides-IMG_0421_hunt07.jpg|''Echeveria sedoides''
Image:Echeveria-IMG_0420_hunt07.jpg|''Echeveria''
Image:Echeveria-pulv-oliver-IMG_0515_hunt07.jpg|''Echeveria pulv-oliver''
Image:Echeveria-x-gilva-IMG_0519_hunt07.jpg|''Echeveria x gilva''
</gallery>