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Crassula hottentotta Marloth & Schönland  
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FamilyCRASSULACEAE
Genus speciesCrassula hottentotta Marloth & Schönland 
BibliographyTrans. Roy. Soc. South Africa 17: 256 (1929)
Native Rangenw. Cape Prov. to sw. Namibia
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatrocks
Descriptionbranchlets thick, leaves rigid, patent, triangular to triangular-ovate, 2-3cm, flattened, carnose, abaxially carinate, flowers in straight thyrsus, corolla 3mm
Size5-15cm
Coloryellowish
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typesucculent subshrub
Cultivationsunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-24°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsCrassula sericea var. hottentotta (Marloth & Schönland) Toelken
Crassula merxmuelleri Friedrich
Territory2 Africa
     27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, NAM Namibia)
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