Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Genus species | Crassula spathulata Thunb. |
Bibliography | Nova Acta Phys.-Med. Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 6: 328 (1778) |
Native Range | sw. & s. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | thickets and steppes |
Altitude | 50-600m |
Description | leaves opposite, petiolate, broadly cordate, acute-cuneate, glabrous, crenate, cymes pedunculate, bracts dentate, calyx lobes very short, glabrous, petals lanceolate |
Size | 8-15cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | succulent subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-24°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Crassula cordata Lodd. Crassula cyclophylla Schönland & Baker f. Crassula latispathulata Schönland & Baker f. Crassula lucida Lam. Septimia spathulata (Thunb.) P.V.Heath Septimia spathulata var. cyclophylla (Schönland & Baker f.) P.V.Heath Septimia spathulata var. latifolia P.V.Heath |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |