Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Genus species | Crassula sericea Schönland |
Bibliography | Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 45: 254 (1910) |
Native Range | nw. Cape Prov. to sw. Namibia |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 100-2200m |
Description | leaves obovate to elliptic, 10-25mm, flat, densely adpressed hirsute, grey-green, cuneate, obtuse, inflorescence elongate thyrsus, 4-10cm, petals 3mm |
Size | 10-25cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
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 dewinteri Friedrich Crassula klinghardtensis Schönland Crassula suavis Friedrich |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, NAM Namibia) |