Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Genus species | Crassula elegans Schönland & Baker f. |
Bibliography | J. Bot. 40: 286 (1902) |
Native Range | nw. Cape Prov. to sw. Namibia |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 20-1800m |
Description | leaves sessile, 5-15mm, ovate, obtuse, dense, not always 4-rowed, glabrous or finely hirsute, inflorescence terminal thyrsus, dichasia compact, flowers sessile, petals oblong |
Size | 5-12cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late summer |
Ca | |
Type | succulent subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-24°C cuttings in late spring |
Synonyms | Crassula corpusculariopsis Boom Crassula densa N.E.Br. Crassula dinteri Schönland Crassula globosa N.E.Br. Crassula humilis N.E.Br. Crassula mesembrianthoides Schönland & Baker f. Crassula schoenlandii H.Jacobsen |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, NAM Namibia) |