Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Genus species | Crassula columnaris L.f. |
Bibliography | Suppl. Pl.: 191 (1782) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. to sw. Namiibia |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 20-1700m |
Description | leaves imbricate, connate, 4-seriate, orbiculate, carnose, rounded, margins ciliate, cymes capitulate, sessile, densely many flowered, petals lanceolate, apiculate |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | |
Type | succulent subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-24°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Crassula mitrata Friedrich Tetraphyle columnaris (L.f.) P.V.Heath Tetraphyle columnaris var. mitrata (Friedrich) P.V.Heath |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, NAM Namibia) |