Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Genus species | Crassula mesembryanthoides (Haw.) D.Dietr. |
Bibliography | Syn. Plant. 2: 1031 (1840) |
Native Range | se. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | stony grassland |
Altitude | 50-1500m |
Description | densely hirsute, leaves subulate, subterete, acute, the upper in remote pairs, cymes pedunculate, ramose, corymbose, flowers subsessile, petals lanceolate |
Size | 20-35cm |
Color | white, pale yellow |
Bloom | 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 | Crassula trachysantha (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Harv. Globulea mesembryanthoides Haw. Sphaeritis paucifolia Eckl. & Zeyh. Sphaeritis trachysantha Eckl. & Zeyh. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |