Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Genus species | Crassula pyramidalis Thunb. |
Bibliography | Nova Acta Phys.-Med. Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 6: 329, 335 (1778) |
Native Range | w. & wc. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 500-1800m |
Description | leaves imbricate, at base connate, 4-seriate, broadly ovate or deltate, acute, margins revolute, glabrous, cymes in dense head, many flowered, petals lanceolate, apiculate |
Size | 3-25cm |
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 archeri Compton Crassula cylindrica Schönland Crassula quadrangula (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Endl. ex Walp. Purgosea pyramidalis (Thunb.) G.Don Tetraphyle pyramidalis var. archeri (Compton) P.V.Heath Tetraphyle pyramidalis var. cylindrica (Schönland) P.V.Heath Tetraphyle pyramidalis var. quadrangula (Eckl. & Zeyh.) P.V.Heath Tetraphyle quadrangula Eckl. & Zeyh. Tetraphyle pyramidalis (Thunb.) Eckl. & Zeyh. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |