Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Genus species | Crassula velutina Friedrich |
Bibliography | Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 6: 635 (1967) |
Native Range | nw. Cape Prov. to sw. Namibia |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | shady rocks |
Description | procumbent, leaves obovate to broadly ovate, 2-3cm, flat, carnose, densely white hirsute, obtuse, mucronate, flowers in straight thyrsus, dichasia patent, corolla 3mm |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | succulent subshrub |
Cultivation | shady, humous, rock crevices alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-24°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Crassula sericea var. velutina (Friedrich) Toelken |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, NAM Namibia) |