| Family | CRASSULACEAE |
| Genus species | Crassula capitella Thunb. |
| Synonyms | Crassula albanensis Schönland |
| Crassula capitellata DC. | |
| Crassula spicata Thunb. | |
| Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
| Altitude | 50-1700m |
| Description | leaves succulent, green to brown, 1-5cm long, shortly reddish ciliate, flowers in elongate, narrow inflorescence with bracts on floral stem, corolla tubular |
| Size | 20-40cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | succulent subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, 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 , KwaZulu-Natal , Free State) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CRASSULACEAE
capitella meyeri (Harv.) Toelken, J. S. African Bot. 41(2): 100 (1975)
capitella thyrsiflora (Thunb.) Toelken, ibid.
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