Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Genus species | Crassula perforata Thunb. |
Bibliography | Nova Acta Phys,-Med. Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 6: 319 (1778) |
Native Range | s. Cape Prov. to KwaZulu-Natal |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | shady rocks |
Altitude | 50-2200m |
Description | leaves connate, ovate, acute or acuminate, patent, remote, cartilagineous-ciliate, green, flowers in cymes, producing long, interrupted panicle |
Size | 15-25cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | |
Type | succulent subshrub |
Cultivation | shady, humous, rock crevices alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-24°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Crassula anthurus E.Mey. ex Harv. Crassula conjuncta N.E.Br. Crassula connata Donn Crassula coronata Heynh. Crassula nealeana V.Higgins Crassula patersoniae Schönlannd Crassula perforata ssp. kougaensis van Jaarsv. & A.E.van Wyk Crassula perfossa Lam. Crassula punctata Mill. Sedum perfossum (Lam.) Kuntze |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, NAT KwaZulu-Natal) |