Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Genus species | Crassula ericoides Haw. |
Bibliography | Philos. Mag. J. 67: 30 (1825) |
Native Range | s. Cape Prov. to KwZulu-Natal |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sands |
Altitude | 20-1000m |
Description | branchlets apically imbricate leafy, leaves opposite, ovate or ovate-lanceolate, flat, glabrous, erect, flowers 3-8 in terminal, sessile cymes |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late spring, 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 |
Synonyms | Crassula furcata (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Endl. ex Walp. Crassula jacobseniana Poelln. Creusa ericoides (Haw.) P.V.Heath Sedum ericoides (Haw.) Kuntze Tetraphyle furcata Eckl. & Zeyh. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, NAT KwaZulu-Natal) |