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FamilyCRASSULACEAE
Genus speciesCrassula elegans Schönland & Baker f. 
SynonymsCrassula densa N.E.Br.
 Crassula dinteri Schönland
 Crassula globosa N.E.Br.
Habitatdry, sandy grassland
Altitude20-1800m
Descriptionleaves sessile, 5-15mm, ovate, obtuse, dense, not always 4-rowed, glabrous or finely hirsute, inflorescence terminal thyrsus, dichasia compact, flowers sessile, petals oblong
Size5-12cm
Colorwhite
Bloomlate summer
Ca
Typesucculent subshrub
Cultivationdry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil
alpine house, sandy soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-24°C
cuttings in late spring
Territory Africa
     Southern Africa (Cape Provinces , Namibia)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

CRASSULACEAE

Crassula elegans Schönland & Baker f., J. Bot. 40: 286 (1902)

20-1800m
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elegans typica ined.

Synonyms:
Crassula densa N.E.Br.
Crassula dinteri Schönland
Crassula globosa N.E.Br.
Crassula humilis N.E.Br.
Crassula schoenlandii H.Jacobsen

Cape Prov., Namibia
27 CPP NAM

elegans namibensis (Friedrich) Toelken, J. S. African Bot. 41(2): 102 (1975)

Basionym:
Crassula namibensis Friedrich, Mitt. Bot. Staatsamml. München 6: 632 (1967)

sw. Namibia
27 NAM

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