''Echeveria laui'' is a slow-growing perennial

succulent In botany, succulent plants, also known as succulents, are plants with parts that are thickened, fleshy, and engorged, usually to retain water in arid climates or soil conditions. The word ''succulent'' comes from the Latin word ''sucus'', meani ...

plant native to the state of

Oaxaca Oaxaca ( , also , , from nci, Huāxyacac ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Oaxaca ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Oaxaca), is one of the 32 states that compose the political divisions of Mexico, Federative Entities of Mexico. It is ...

Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...

.R. Moran & J. Meyran, 1976 ''In: Cact. Suc. Mex., 21(3): 59''World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World
/ref> It is a popular decorative plant due to its distinctive pink color.

Etymology

''Echeveria'' is named for Atanasio Echeverría y Godoy, a botanical illustrator who contributed to ''Flora Mexicana''.Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. (hardback), (paperback). p. 149

References

laui Plants described in 1976 {{Echeveria-stub