Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Genus species | Crassula crenulata Thunb. |
Bibliography | Nova Acta Phys.-Med. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 6: 330 (1778) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. to Namibia |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
Altitude | 50-1900m |
Description | leaves opposite, oblong-lanceolate, obtuse, on base tapered, flat, thin, glabrous, finely cartilagineous-crenate, cymes pedunculate, laxly corymbose, very ramose |
Size | 20-35cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | succulent subshrub |
Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-24°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Crassula caerulata J.F.Gmel. Crassula telephioides Haw. Purgosea crenulata (Thunb.) G.Don Sedum crenulatissimum Kuntze Septimia crenulata (Thunb.) P.V.Heath |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, NAM Namibia) |