Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Genus species | Crassula dependens Bolus |
Bibliography | J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 18: 391 (1881) |
Native Range | South Africa to Lesotho and Namibia |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 800-3000m |
Description | very branched, stems thin, hirsute, leaves 5-15mm long, linear, green to maroon, acerose-acute, flowers minute in flat inflorescence |
Size | 10-20cm |
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 in late summer |
Synonyms | Crassula basutica Schönland Crassula griquaensis Schönland Crassula harveyi Britten & Baker f. Crassula harveyi var. dependens (Bolus) Schönland Crassula harveyi var. intermedia Schönland Crassula harveyi var. typica Schönland Crassula laxa Schönland Crassula montis-moltkei Dinter Crassula revolvens Haw. Creusa revolvens (Haw.) P.V.Heath Creusa revolvens var. harveyi (Britten & Baker f.) P.V.Heath Creusa revolvens var. intermedia (Schönland) P.V.Heath |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, LES Lesotho, NAM Namibia, NAT KwaZulu-Natal, OFS Free State, TVL Northern Provinces) |