Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Genus species | Crassula elegans Schönland & Baker f. |
Synonyms | Crassula densa N.E.Br. |
Crassula dinteri Schönland | |
Crassula globosa N.E.Br. | |
Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
Altitude | 20-1800m |
Description | leaves sessile, 5-15mm, ovate, obtuse, dense, not always 4-rowed, glabrous or finely hirsute, inflorescence terminal thyrsus, dichasia compact, flowers sessile, petals oblong |
Size | 5-12cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late summer |
Ca | |
Type | succulent subshrub |
Cultivation | dry, 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 spring |
Territory |
Africa
Southern Africa (Cape Provinces , Namibia) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CRASSULACEAE
elegans namibensis (Friedrich) Toelken, J. S. African Bot. 41(2): 102 (1975)
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