Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Genus species | Crassula dentata Thunb. |
Bibliography | Prodr. Pl. Cap.: 1: 57 (1794) |
Native Range | w. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 200-1400m |
Description | leaves opposite or subfasciculate, long petiolate, reniform, sinuate-crenate or lobate, glabrous, flowers thinly pedicellate in patent cymes, petals acute |
Size | 1-20cm |
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 |
Synonyms | Crassula dielsii Schönland Crassula marlothii Schönland Crassula minima Thunb. Crassula patens (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Endl. & Walp. Crassula petrogeton Endl. ex Walp. Petrogeton dentatum (Thunb.) Eckl. & Zeyh. Petrogeton patens Eckl. & Zeyh. Petrogeton typicum Eckl. & Zeyh. Purgosea dentata (Thunb.) G.Don Purgosea minima (Thunb.) G.Don Septas dentata (Thunb.) P.V.Heath Thisantha patens Eckl. & Zeyh. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |