Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Genus species | Crassula corallina Thunb. |
Synonyms | Crassula dasyphylla Harv. |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 200-1700m |
Description | glabrous, leaves subglobular or elipsoid, carnose, minute, obtuse, punctate, pedicels terminal and axillary, filiform, 1-flowered, short, petals free, ovate or oblong |
Size | 5-8cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | |
Type | succulent subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-24°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Africa
Southern Africa (Cape Provinces , Namibia , Free State) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CRASSULACEAE
corallina macrorrhiza Toelken, J. S. African Bot. 41(2): 101 (1975)
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