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FamilyCRASSULACEAE
Genus speciesCrassula columella Marloth & Schönland 
Habitatrocks
Altitude30-400m
Descriptionleaves sessile, broadly ovate, 5-8mm, obtuse to mucronate, closely appresed round the stem, creating 4-edged column, inflorescence terminal thyrsus, flowers sessile
Size10-15cm
Colorwhitish, pale yellow
Bloomautumn
Ca-
Typesucculent subshrub
Cultivationsunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-24°C
cuttings in late spring
Territory Africa
     Southern Africa (Cape Provinces)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

CRASSULACEAE

Crassula columella Marloth & Schönland, Trans. Roy. Soc. South Africa 17: 255 (1929)

n. Cape Prov.
27 CPP

30-400m

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