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Crassula platyphylla Harv.  
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FamilyCRASSULACEAE
Genus speciesCrassula platyphylla Harv. 
BibliographyFl. Cap. 2: 363 (1862)
Native RangeCape Prov.
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatrocky slopes
Descriptionsubcaulescent, leaves in rosette, 2-3cm, broadly obovate or suborbiculate, obtuse, flat, rigid, glabrous, spicate thyrsus on long peduncle, cymules capitate, pubescent
Size20-25cm
Colorwhite
Bloomspring
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 nudicaulis var. platyphylla (Harv.) Toelken
Globulea nudicaulis var. platyphylla (Harv.) P.V.Heath
Territory2 Africa
     27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces)
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