Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Genus species | Crassula plegmatoides Friedrich |
Bibliography | Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 6: 627 (1967) |
Native Range | nw. Cape Prov. to sw. Namibia |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
Altitude | 100-300m |
Description | leaves 8-10 pairs, densely imbricate, carnose, spherically triangular, at apex curvate, acute, densely papilose, inflorescence terminal, corymbose, corolla campanulate |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | succulent subshrub |
Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, dry, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-24°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, NAM Namibia) |