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| Family : CRASSULACEAE |
| Information on the genus : Crassula |
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Status
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| Status for SA : | accepted (present) |
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| Status for TA : | accepted (present) |
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| Synonym(s) Homotypic |
 Crassula alba Forssk. var. alba |
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| Synonym(s) Heterotypic |
| =Crassula recurva N.E. Br. (1890) |
| =Crassula rubicunda Drège ex Harv. var. rubicunda |
| =Crassula rubicunda Drège ex Harv. |
| =*Crassula squamulosa auct. sensu Keissl., non Schltdl. |
| =Crassula stewartiae Burtt Davy (1926) |
| =Crassula ellenbeckiana Schönland |
| =Crassula rubicunda var. milleriana (Burtt Davy) Schönland |
| =Crassula milleriana Burtt Davy (1926) |
| =Crassula rubicunda var. flexuosa Schönland |
| =Crassula rubicunda var. hispida Schönland |
| =Crassula rubicunda var. subglabra Schönland |
| =Crassula rubicunda var. typica Schönland |
| =Crassula abyssinica A. Rich. (1848) non Bulliardia abyssinica A.Rich. 1848 |
| =*Globulea stricta Drège |
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| Taxon infra-specific |
| Crassula alba Forssk. var. alba |
| Crassula alba var. pallida Toelken |
| Crassula alba var. parvisepala (Schönland) Toelken |
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| Ecology and distribution |
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| Biology : |
Perennial or biennial succulent herb, to 90 cm high; tuberous root producing one to many stems, surrounded at base by a rosette of dense fleshy leaves usually disappearing at anthesis; stem ± stout, erect, simple, fleshy. |
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| Ecology : |
Woodland, savanna; rock crevices and rocky outcrops; Zairean hyperaccumulator of cobalt: 1712 µg/g dry weight; (450-) 1500-4100m alt. S. Africa (Transvaal, Natal, Orange Free State, Cape Prov.), Swaziland, Lesotho; Arabia. |
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Bibliography for Southern Africa :
- Fl. S. Africa 14: 75-229 (1985).
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| More info on : |
| see under Jstor_African Plant Initiative |
| see under Flore d'Afrique Centrale |
| see under African Plants - a Photo Guide |
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| Record n°56093 |
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