Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Genus species | Crassula platyphylla Harv. |
Bibliography | Fl. Cap. 2: 363 (1862) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | subcaulescent, leaves in rosette, 2-3cm, broadly obovate or suborbiculate, obtuse, flat, rigid, glabrous, spicate thyrsus on long peduncle, cymules capitate, pubescent |
Size | 20-25cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring |
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 nudicaulis var. platyphylla (Harv.) Toelken Globulea nudicaulis var. platyphylla (Harv.) P.V.Heath |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |