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Crassula alba
... Peter Warren and Judd Kirkel for making their images of Crassula alba available via iNaturalist. Crassula alba can reach a height of up to 500 mm. The leaves ... main flowering seasons, it can flower at any time of year. Crassula alba is found growing on and amongst rocks, in rocky ...
Crassula alpestris
... 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 ...
Crassula arborescens
... NBG Werner Voigt Kirstenbosch NBG October 2007 Crassula arborescens is a large and impressive looking ... smooth, green-grey bark. Two subspecies are found, namely Crassula arborescens subsp. arborescens and subsp. ... and are dispersed by wind. There are two subspecies found. Crassula arborescens subsp. arborescens occurs from the Hex ...
Crassula atropurpurea
... 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 ...
Crassula capensis
... Floors Harold Porter National Botanical Garden June 2021 Crassula capensis is a succulent, tuberous perennial, with an ... and the plant lies dormant during the summer. This crassula grows on sheltered damp slopes in the southwestern ... in moist, sheltered places and under overhanging rocks. Crassula capensis flowers are pollinated by bees and other ...
Crassula capitella
... 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 ...
Crassula coccinea
... botanist, Rudolph Marloth explains in his description of Crassula coccinea published in Flora of South Africa ... a combination of a convex lens with a concave reflector." Crassula coccinea occurs naturally in the Western Cape, from ... of 800 m. The red disa Disa uniflora , and the red crassula, Crassula coccinea , both flower in mid to late ...
Crassula congesta
... 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 ...
Crassula cremnophila
... sharp, and ending in a sharp point (mucronate). Fig. 2. Crassula cremnophila , close-up of the leaf rosette of a ... (September–January). Fig. 3. Close-up of the flowers of Crassula cremnophila in cultivation at Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden. Crassula cremnophila is confined to the Baviaanskloof and ...
Crassula cultrata
... 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 ...
Crassula deceptor
... : pictures by Paul Schultz, Ismail Ebrahim and Nick Helme Crassula deceptor is a dwarf, perennial succulent which, when ... the plant is provided with appropriate growing conditions. Crassula deceptor is native to southwestern Namibia and South ... cooler, prevening heat damage from exposure to the sun. Crassula Crassula deceptor can be easily propagated by stem ...
Crassula dejecta
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 ...
Crassula deltoidea
Kirstenbosch NBG Adam Harrower Kirstenbosch July 2012 Crassula deltoidea is a perennial dwarf succulent that forms ... release dust-like black seeds which are wind-dispersed. Crassula deltoidea is a fairly slow-growing relative to other crassula species and can take a few years to form a sizeable ...
Crassula ericoides subsp. ericoides
... van Berkel from her observations posted on iNaturalist.org Crassula ericoides is a small bushy shrub, up to 250 mm tall, ... brown. This plant flowers in summer (December to March). Crassula ericoides subsp . ericoides grows in dry areas of ... found growing in shallow gravel and sand between rocks. Crassula ericoides has a metabolism that allows the plant to ...
Crassula exilis
... 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 ...
Crassula expansa
... thanks Abdul-lateef Ismail for the use of his photo of Crassula expansa subsp. filicaulis , all other photos by the ... remains of the flowers. Four subspecies are recognized: Crassula expansa subsp. expansa : Soft textured, bright ... is named for the author’s wife, Michelle Hankey. Fig. 2. Crassula expansa subsp. expansa ‘Michelle’ Crassula ...
Crassula fascicularis
... 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 ...
Crassula fusca
... 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 ...
Crassula mesembrianthemopsis
... of 2-4 years, perhaps longer if conditions are favourable. Crassula mesembrianthemopsis has seldom been seen in the wild ... amount of leaf surface area exposed to the harsh elements. Crassula Despite crassulas being amongst the easiest plants ... and keep the plants too dry, rather than too wet. The name Crassula literally means 'little fat one'. The specific name ...
Crassula multicava
Kirstenbosch NBG Werner Voigt Kirstenbosch NBG October 2005 Crassula multicava is a moderate to fast-growing, ... petite, charming little stars, hence the common name fairy crassula, and appear in masses above the attractive leaves. ... serve for rapid absorption of water from the leaf surface. Crassula multicava occurs on forest margins, river and stream ...