Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Genus species | Crassula montana Thunb. |
Synonyms | Crassula englerii Schönland |
Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
Altitude | 200-2000m |
Description | succulent, leaves 15-25mm, ovate to broadly obovate, flat, dark green punctate, glabrous, ciliate, inflorescence spicate thyrsus, dichasia sessile, corolla tubular |
Size | 3-12cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | rosette, carpet |
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 of rosettes in late summer |
Territory |
Africa
Southern Africa (Cape Provinces) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CRASSULACEAE
montana borealis van Jaarsv., Haseltonia 21: 99 (2015)
montana quadrangularis (Schönland) Toelken, J. S. African Bot. (2)109 (1975)
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