Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Genus species | Crassula brevifolia Harv. |
Bibliography | Fl. Cap. 2: 339 (1862) |
Native Range | nw. Cape Prov. to sw. Namibia |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 20-1700m |
Description | leaves subconnate, linear-triangular, shorter than internodes, very thick, obtuse, adaxially flat, glabrous, cymes terminal, shortly pedunculate, petals oblong, obtuse |
Size | 20-45cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | 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 flavovirens Pillans Crassula montis-draconis Dinter Crassula pearsonii Schönland |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, NAM Namibia) |