Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Genus species | Crassula thyrsiflora Thunb. |
Bibliography | Nova Acta Phys.-Med. Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 6: 329 (1778) |
Native Range | s. Africa |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | thickets and steppes |
Description | stem leaves leaves remote, not not, flat, ovate, acute, ciliate, flowers axillary in spicate thyrsus |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | succulent subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-24°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Aloe pertusa Haw. Crassula caffraria Hunnem. ex Link & Otto Crassula capitella ssp. thyrsiflora (Thunb.) Toelken Crassula corymbulosa Link Crassula luederitzii Schönland Crassula nuda Compton Crassula punctata L. Crassula rodogyna Friedrich Crassula turrita Thunb. Purgosea corymbulosa Loudon ex Steud. Purgosea pertusa Sweet Purgosea pertusula Haw. Purgosea punctata (L.) Sweet Purgosea thyrsiflora (Thunb.) Sweet Purgosea turrita (Thunb.) Sweet Sedum corymbulosum (Link) Kuntze Turgosea pertusa (Haw.) Haw. Turgosea thyrsiflora (Thunb.) Haw. Turgosea turrita (Thunb.) Haw. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, NAM Namibia, NAT KwaZulu-Natal, OFS Free State) |