Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Genus species | Crassula curta N.E.Br. |
Bibliography | Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1895: 144 (1895) |
Native Range | n. Mozambique to s. Africa |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | stony grassland |
Description | leaves 6-13mm, patent, producing rosette, obtuse, glabrous, sparsely ciliate, flowers in terminal, flattened thyrsus. sepals linear-triangular |
Size | 8-15cm |
Color | white |
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 barklyana Schönland Crassula curta var. rubra N.E.Br. Crassula milfordiae Byles Crassula setulosa var. curta (N.E.Br.) Schönland Crassula setulosa var. rubra (N.E.Br.) G.D.Rowley |
Territory | 2 Africa 26 South Tropical Africa (MOZ Mozambique) 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, LES Lesotho, NAT KwaZulu-Natal, OFS Free State, TVL Northern Provinces) |