Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Genus species | Crassula hottentotta Marloth & Schönland |
Bibliography | Trans. Roy. Soc. South Africa 17: 256 (1929) |
Native Range | nw. Cape Prov. to sw. Namibia |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | branchlets thick, leaves rigid, patent, triangular to triangular-ovate, 2-3cm, flattened, carnose, abaxially carinate, flowers in straight thyrsus, corolla 3mm |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | yellowish |
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 sericea var. hottentotta (Marloth & Schönland) Toelken Crassula merxmuelleri Friedrich |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, NAM Namibia) |