Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Genus species | Crassula obovata Haw. |
Bibliography | Suppl. Pl. Succ.: 17 (1819) |
Native Range | se. Cape Prov. to KwaZulu-Natal |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 50-3400m |
Description | stems purple, young leaves in rosette, then in pairs on stem, 1-3cm long, reddish, flowers in elongate to flat inflorescence, petals 5-8mm long, acute |
Size | 20-30cm |
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 inchangensis Engl. Crassula perglerae Schönland Crassula perforata E.Mey. ex Harv. Crassula ramuliflora Link & Otto Crassula ramuliflora var. bewsii Schönland Crassula ramuliflora var. bolusii Schönland Crassula ramuliflora var. flanaganii Schönland Crassula ramuliflora var. rattrayi Schönland Crassula ramuliflora var. simii Schönland Crassula ramuliflora var. stachyera (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Schönland Crassula ramuliflora var. transvaalensis Schönland Crassula ramuliflora var. typica Schönland Crassula reversisetosa Bitter Crassula stachyera Eckl. & Zeyh. Purgosea obovata (Haw.) Sweet Purgosea ramuliflora (Link & Otto) Sweet Sedum ramuliflorum (Link. & Otto) Kuntze Turgosea obovata (Haw.) Haw. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, NAT KwaZulu-Natal) |