Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Genus species | Crassula barklyi N.E.Br. |
Bibliography | Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1906: 19 (1906) |
Native Range | w. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
Altitude | 50-500m |
Description | leaves dense, imbricate, amplexicaule, green, 3-5mm, broadly ovate, margins white, ciliolate, obtuse, inflorescence compact, terminal, cymose head, partially hidden by leaves |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | creamy |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | - |
Type | succulent subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-24°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Crassula teres Marloth Tetraphyle barklyi (N.E.Br.) P.V.Heath |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |