Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Genus species | Crassula massonii Britten & Baker f. |
Bibliography | J. Bot. 35: 485 (1897) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | stony grassland |
Description | not ramose, glabrous, leaves basally densely imbricate, sessile, connate, acuminate, 4-rowed, concave, cymules sessile, axillary, sepals lanceolate, petals narrowly acute |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | white, rose |
Bloom | spring, early 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 alpestris ssp. massonii (Britten & Baker f.) Toelken Tetraphyle alpestris var. massonii (Britten & Baker f.) P.V.Heath Crassula variabilis N.E.Br. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |