Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Genus species | Crassula umbella Jacq. |
Bibliography | Collectanea 4: 172 (1791) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | thickets and steppes |
Altitude | 1800-2000m |
Description | leaves opposite, perfectly connate into orbiculate, entire disc, cymes pedunculate forming panicle, flowers pedicellate petals free, ovate-oblong, acute |
Size | 5-25cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | tuberous succulent |
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 division of tubers in late summer |
Synonyms | Crassula flabellifolia Harv. Crassula loriformis Schönland & Baker f. Crassula weissii N.E.Br. Petrogeton umbella (Jacq.) Eckl. & Zeyh. Septas umbella (Jacq.) Haw. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |