Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Genus species | Crassula ausensis Hutchison |
Bibliography | Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 24: 107 (1952) |
Native Range | sw. Namibia |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
Altitude | 900-2000m |
Description | leaves in rosette, oblanceolate to elliptic, grey-green, on margins reddish, acute, mucronate, flowers in spherical dichasiae, peduncles 8cm, corolla 6mm, tubular |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring |
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 karasana Friedrich Crassula littlewoodii Friedrich |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (NAM Namibia) |