Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Genus species | Crassula corallina L.f. |
Bibliography | Suppl. Pl.: 188 (1782) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. to Namibia and Free State |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 200-1700m |
Description | glabrous, leaves subglobular or elipsoid, carnose, minute, obtuse, punctate, pedicels terminal and axillary, filiform, 1-flowered, short, petals free, ovate or oblong |
Size | 5-8cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late 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 dasyphylla Harv. Crassula simiana Schönland Creusa corallina (L.f.) P.V.Heath Tetraphyle corallina Eckl. & Zeyh. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, NAM Namibia, OFS Free State) |