Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Genus species | Crassula ericoides Haw. |
Synonyms | Crassula furcata (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Endl. ex Walp. |
Crassula jacobseniana Poelln. | |
Habitat | sands |
Altitude | 20-1000m |
Description | branchlets apically imbricate leafy, leaves opposite, ovate or ovate-lanceolate, flat, glabrous, erect, flowers 3-8 in terminal, sessile cymes |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
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 |
Territory |
Africa
Southern Africa (Cape Provinces , KwaZulu-Natal) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CRASSULACEAE
ericoides tortuosa Toelken, J. S. African Bot. 41(2): 103 (1975)
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