Are Hylotelephium Telephium and Orostachys Malacophylla in the same botanical family?

Yes — both belong to Crassulaceae.

Can you substitute Hylotelephium Telephium for Orostachys Malacophylla?

They share the Crassulaceae family, so they can sometimes substitute in recipes — with notable differences in aroma.

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Hylotelephium Telephium vs Orostachys Malacophylla

Hylotelephium telephium · Orostachys malacophylla

Hylotelephium Telephium

Hylotelephium telephium

T Traditional Use

Family: Crassulaceae
Genus: Hylotelephium
Primary use: medicinal

Hylotelephium telephium, known as orpine, livelong, frog's-stomach, harping Johnny, life-everlasting, live-forever, midsummer-men, Orphan John, witch's moneybags, and garden stonecrop is a succulent perennial plant of the family Crassulaceae native to Eurasia. The flowers are hel…

Orostachys Malacophylla

Orostachys malacophylla

T Traditional Use

Family: Crassulaceae
Genus: Orostachys
Primary use: medicinal

At a glance

· Both in Crassulaceae, but different genera (Hylotelephium vs Orostachys).
· Both are primarily medicinal.
· Evidence tiers — Hylotelephium Telephium: T; Orostachys Malacophylla: T.