Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Genus species | Crassula expansa Soland. ex Aiton |
Synonyms | Crassula albicaulis Harv. |
Crassula parviflora E,Mey. ex Harv. | |
Crassula prostrata Thunb. | |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 50-2000m |
Description | leaves subconnate, linear-lanceolate, acute, carnose, glabrous, flowers long filiform pedicellate, axillary, solitary, calyx lobes linear, obtuse, petals oblong, acute |
Size | 15-25cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | 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 summer |
Territory |
Africa
South Tropical Africa (Zimbabwe ) Southern Africa (Cape Provinces , KwaZulu-Natal , Free State , Northern Provinces) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CRASSULACEAE
expansa filicaulis (Haw.) Toelken, J. S. African Bot. 41(2): 105 (1975)
expansa fragilis (Baker) Toelken, ibid.
expansa pyrifolia (Compton) Toelken, ibid.
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