Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Genus species | Crassula sarcocaulis Eckl. & Zeyh. |
Synonyms | Crassula lignosa Burtt Davy |
Crassula parvisepala Schönland | |
Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
Altitude | 200-2400m |
Description | stems carnose, leaves connate, dense, subulate-triangular or subterete, glabrous or scabrous, acute, cymes terminal, subsessile, few flowered, petals erect |
Size | 20-60cm |
Color | pink, 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 |
Territory |
Africa
South Tropical Africa (Mozambique , Zimbabwe ) Southern Africa (Cape Provinces , Lesotho , KwaZulu-Natal , Swaziland , Northern Provinces) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CRASSULACEAE
sarcocaulis rupicola Toelken, J. S. African Bot. 41(2): 116 (1975)
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