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FamilyCRASSULACEAE
Genus speciesCrassula deltoidea Thunb. 
BibliographyNova Acta Phys.-Med. Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 6: 329 (1778)
Native RangeCape Prov. to s. Namibia
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude200-500m
Descriptionleaves densely imbricate, 4-seriate, deltate, carnose, patent, bluish white, pedicels terminal, filiform, cymes in panicle, calyx lobes ovate, petals oblong, acute
Size5-8cm
Colorwhite
Bloomlate spring
Ca
Typesucculent subshrub
Cultivationsunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-24°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsCrassula rhomboidea N.E.Br.
Creusa deltoidea (Thunb.) P.V.Heath
Territory2 Africa
     27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, NAM Namibia)
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