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Crassula elegans Schönland & Baker f.  
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FamilyCRASSULACEAE
Genus speciesCrassula elegans Schönland & Baker f. 
BibliographyJ. Bot. 40: 286 (1902)
Native Rangenw. Cape Prov. to sw. Namibia
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatsandy grassland
Altitude20-1800m
Descriptionleaves sessile, 5-15mm, ovate, obtuse, dense, not always 4-rowed, glabrous or finely hirsute, inflorescence terminal thyrsus, dichasia compact, flowers sessile, petals oblong
Size5-12cm
Colorwhite
Bloomlate summer
Ca
Typesucculent subshrub
Cultivationsunny site with a poor, sandy soil
alpine house, sandy soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-24°C
cuttings in late spring
SynonymsCrassula 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
Territory2 Africa
     27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, NAM Namibia)
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