... Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden November 2012   Crassula alpestris is a short-lived dwarf perennial succulent ... tightly clasp the stem and the leaves above. As in many Crassula species, the leaves are arranged oppositely with ... release dust-like black seeds which are wind-dispersed. Crassula alpestris is fairly slow-growing relative to other ...

... Desert NBG I an Oliver Karoo Desert NBG August 2005   Crassula atropurpurea is a small, perennial succulent with ... yellow flowers are produced on long, flowering spikes. Crassula atropurpurea has a very wide distribution. It occurs ... tends to favour rock habitats. In the Worcester area, Crassula atropurpurea is found growing in rocky crevices in ...

... Thema Pretoria National Botanical Garden October 2016   Crassula capitella is a small, perennial herb, with fleshy, ... white flowers are borne on tall, stout stems in summer. Crassula capitella makes roots at the nodes even before they touch the ground. Crassula capitella has five subspecies: Crassula capitella ...

... NBG Adam Harrower Kirstenbosch  NB March 2013   Crassula congesta is a dwarf monocarpic biennial succulent, ... are wind-dispersed. There are two recognised subspecies of Crassula congesta : subsp. congesta with leaves that curve ... with leaves that curve downwards. Both subspecies of Crassula congesta have fairly limited distributions in the ...

... Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden February 2018 Crassula cultrata is a somewhat branched shrub, 300–800 mm ... open flowers. Flowering is in midsummer (Dec. –Jan.). Crassula cultrata occurs from near Swellendam in the Western ... species, hydathodes are scattered over both leaf surfaces. Crassula Grow Crassula cultrata in a sunny or semi-shaded ...

Kirstenbosch NBG Alice Notten Kirstenbosch NBG January 2008 Crassula dejecta is a neat, densely branched, upright ... small capsules, each holding many tiny seeds. The genus  Crassula  is one of the most diverse succulent genera, ... trees such as C. ovata . There are more than 300  Crassula  species of which approx. 150 are found in southern ...

... images by Andrew Hankey, Tony Rebelo and Vathiswa Zikishe. Crassula dependens is a small, evergreen shrub that grows up ... tiny seeds, which are dispersed by wind once mature. Crassula dependens is indigenous to South Africa and has a ... the Karoo, it can be seen growing on exposed rocky ridges. Crassula dependens is especially well adapted to semi-arid ...

... Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden December 2010   Crassula exilis grows naturally as a dense mat, forming ... is varied and includes sandstones, granites and shales. Crassula Crassulas are amongst the easiest plants to ... after flowering, keeping the plant looking neat and tidy. Crassula in Latin means 'the little fat one'; exilis, also ...

... Notten Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden October 2015 Crassula fascicularis is an erect, succulent shrublet, ... sweet scented, the scent growing even stronger at dusk. Crassula fascicularis grows in fynbos on dry sandstone ... Mountains near Bredasdorp, including the Cape Peninsula. Crassula fascicularis has pale coloured, evening-scented ...

... and Andrew Hankey and Tony Rebelo for images.   Crassula fusca is a perennial subshrub, up to 400 mm tall, ... period is in early summer (November to December). Fig. 2 . Crassula fusca , in flower. Photos by Andrew Hankey. The distribution of Crassula fusca ranges from the Northern Cape of South Africa ...