Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Genus species | Crassula sericea Schönland |
Synonyms | Crassula dewinteri Friedrich |
Crassula klinghardtensis Schönland | |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 100-2200m |
Description | leaves obovate to elliptic, 10-25mm, flat, densely adpressed hirsute, grey-green, cuneate, obtuse, inflorescence elongate thyrsus, 4-10cm, petals 3mm |
Size | 10-25cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
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 of rosettes in late summer |
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
sericea hottentotta (Marloth & Schönland) Toelken, J. S. African Bot. 41(2): 118 (1975)
sericea velutina (Friedrich) Toelken, ibid.
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