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Crassula alata (Viv.) A.Berger; Crassula alba Forssk. Crassula alcicornis Schönland; Crassula alpestris L.f. Crassula alsinoides (Hook.f.) Engl. Crassula alstonii Marloth; Crassula alticola R.Fern. Crassula ammophila Toelken; Crassula ankaratrensis Desc. Crassula anso-lerouxiae van Jaarsv. Crassula aphylla Schönland & Baker f. Crassula ...
The Crassulaceae (/ ˈ k r æ s j uː l eɪ s iː ˌ iː,-s i ˌ aɪ /, from Latin crassus, thick), also known as the crassulas, the stonecrops or the orpine family, are a diverse family of dicotyledon angiosperms primarily characterized by succulent leaves and a form of photosynthesis known as crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM), in which plants photosynthesize in the daytime and exchange ...
Crassula is a genus of succulent plants containing about 200 accepted species, [1] including the popular jade plant (Crassula ovata).They are members of the stonecrop family (Crassulaceae) and are native to many parts of the globe, but cultivated varieties originate almost exclusively from species from the Eastern Cape of South Africa.
Crassula perfoliata is the type species of the genus Crassula, in the succulent/flowering plant family Crassulaceae, where it is placed in the subfamily Crassuloideae. Formally described by Linnaeus in 1753 as one of 10 species of Crassula, [1] the plant is endemic to Southern Africa, where it may be found in Eswatini, Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe.
The small ovate-rounded leaves have barely visible stalks, or are sessile (leaf-base fixed around the stem, without any stalk). This feature helps to distinguish this species from the similar and closely related Crassula spathulata. The leaves have faintly toothed margins. Small, pink-white, star-shaped flowers appear in Autumn or late Summer.
Crassula sarmentosa, commonly known as trailing jade plant and showy trailing jade, [2] is a perennial succulent plant in the family Crassulaceae. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] It is native to southern Africa . [ 4 ]
Crassula ericoides is a species of succulent plant in the genus Crassula native to South Africa. [1] Growing in the fynbos ecosystem of South Africa, C. ericoides somewhat resembles a heather , growing into an upright shrub with bare lower stems and yellow flowers at the tips.
Crassula perfoliata var. falcata (synonym Crassula falcata), known by the common names airplane plant and propeller plant, is a succulent plant endemic to South Africa, from the Cape of Good Hope. Description