''Crassula'' is a

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plants containing about 200 accepted

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, including the popular jade plant (''

Crassula ovata ''Crassula ovata'', commonly known as jade plant, lucky plant, money plant or money tree, is a succulent plant with small pink or white flowers that is native to the KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape provinces of South Africa, and Mozambique; it is ...

''). 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. Crassulas are usually propagated by stem or leaf cuttings. Most cultivated forms will tolerate some small degree of frost, but extremes of cold or heat will cause them to lose foliage and die.

Taxonomy

''Crassula'' was first formally described by

Carl Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the ...

in 1753 with 10 species.

Etymology

The name crassula comes from the Latin adjective ''crassus'', meaning thick, referring to the thickening of the succulent leaves.

List of selected species

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Crassula alata ''Crassula alata'' is a herb in the family Crassulaceae. It is native to the Mediterranean basin and is now also found in southern Australia and New Zealand. The succulent annual herb typically grows to a height of . It produces white flowers i ...

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Crassula alba ''Crassula alba'' is a species of flowering plant in the genus ''Crassula'' found in western Africa ranging from South Africa to Sudan. Taxonomy ''Crassula alba'' is in the genus ''Crassula'', family Crassulaceae and order Saxifragales. There a ...

'' *'' Crassula alpestris'' (Sand-Coated Crassula) *'' Crassula alstonii'' *''

Crassula aquatica ''Crassula aquatica'' is a succulent plant known by the common names water pygmyweed, common pygmyweed and just pigmyweed. It is an annual plant of salt marshes, vernal pools, wetlands, and other fresh to brackish water bodies. It is at least par ...

'' (common pigmyweed, water pygmyweed) *''

Crassula arborescens ''Crassula arborescens'', the silver jade plant, silver dollar plant, beestebul, Chinese jade, money plant, or money tree, is a species of succulent plant in the family Crassulaceae. It is an endemic plant of the Western Cape, South Africa. It i ...

'' (silver dollar plant, ''beestebul'') *'' Crassula atropurpurea'' *''

Crassula ausensis ''Crassula ausensis'' is a species of succulent in the genus ''Crassula'' found in Namibia Namibia (, ), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders ...

'' **''Crassula ausensis'' ssp. ''titanopsis'' *''

Crassula barbata ''Crassula barbata'', also known as the bearded-leaved crassula, is a species of flowering plant in the genus ''Crassula'' found in South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southern ...

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'' *''Crassula barklyi'' (rattlesnake tail, ''wurmplakkie'') *''Crassula biplanata'' *''Crassula brevifolia'' *''[ rassula capitella'' ''[ rassula capitella'' **''Crassula capitella'' ssp. ''thyrsiflora'' (''aanteel-poprosie'') ''[ rassula capitella'' ssp. ''thyrsiflora'' *''

Crassula clavata ''Crassula clavata'', is a species of succulent plant in the genus ''Crassula'' found in Cape Province, South Africa. Description ''Crassula clavata'' grows up to 10 inches tall. It has tightly packed oblanceolate The following is a list of te ...

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Crassula closiana ''Crassula closiana'' is a herb in the family Crassulaceae that is native to Western Australia. The succulent annual herb has an erect habit and typically grows to a height of . It produces white-cream flowers in the spring time between Septembe ...

'' *'' Crassula coccinea'' *''

Crassula colligata ''Crassula colligata'' is a herb in the family Crassulaceae that is native to Western Australia. The annual Annual may refer to: *Annual publication, periodical publications appearing regularly once per year ** Yearbook ** Literary annual *Ann ...

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Crassula colorata ''Crassula colorata'', the dense pigmyweed or dense stonecrop, is an annual plant in the family Crassulaceae. The species is endemic to Australia, occurring in Western Australia, South Australia, New South Wales and Victoria. The succulent ann ...

'' (dense stonecrop) *'' Crassula columella'' (''silinderplakkie'') *''

Crassula columnaris ''Crassula columnaris'' is a succulent plant native to South Africa and Namibia. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q15481146 columnaris Columnaris (also referred to as cottonmouth) is a symptom of disease in fish which results from an infectio ...

'' (''koesnaatjie'') *''

Crassula connata ''Crassula connata'' is a succulent plant in the family Crassulaceae. It is known by the common names sand pygmyweed and pygmy stonecrop. It is a very small plant which grows in patches on the ground, especially in rocky areas. It is also someti ...

'' (sand pygmyweed) *'' Crassula corallina'' '' Crassula lactea'' *'' Crassula cornuta'' *'' Crassula cotyledonis'' *'' Crassula cultrata'' (''plakkiebos'') *''

Crassula deceptor ''Crassula deceptor'' is a succulent plant In botany, succulent plants, also known as succulents, are plants with parts that are thickened, fleshy, and engorged, usually to retain water in arid climates or soil conditions. The word ''succulen ...

'' *'' Crassula decidua'' (''norsveld plakkie'') *''

Crassula decumbens ''Crassula decumbens'', commonly known as rufous stonecrop, cape crassula or spreading crassula, is a herb in the family Crassulaceae that is native to southern parts of Australia, South Africa, and Chile. There are generally two accepted varieti ...

'' (scilly pigmyweed) *'' Crassula dejecta'' *''

Crassula deltoidea ''Crassula'' is a genus of succulent plants containing about 200 accepted species, 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 culti ...

'' (silver beads, ''gruisplakkie'') *''

Crassula drummondii ''Crassula'' is a genus of succulent plants containing about 200 accepted species, 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 culti ...

'' (small-leaf pygmyweed) *''

Crassula dubia ''Crassula'' is a genus of succulent plants containing about 200 accepted species, 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 culti ...

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Crassula elegans ''Crassula elegans'', the elegant crassula, is a flowering plant species in the genus ''Crassula''. Subspecies In biological classification, subspecies is a rank below species, used for populations that live in different areas and vary i ...

'' (elegant crassula) *''

Crassula erosula ''Crassula'' is a genus of succulent plants containing about 200 accepted species, 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 cult ...

'' *'' Crassula exilis'' **''Crassula exilis'' ssp. ''sedifolia'' *''

Crassula expansa ''Crassula'' is a genus of succulent plants containing about 200 accepted species, 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 culti ...

'' *'' Crassula exserta'' *''

Crassula extrorsa ''Crassula'' is a genus of succulent plants containing about 200 accepted species, 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 culti ...

'' *'' Crassula falcata'' *''

Crassula garibina ''Crassula'' is a genus of succulent plants containing about 200 accepted species, 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 cult ...

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Crassula gillii ''Crassula'' is a genus of succulent plants containing about 200 accepted species, 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 culti ...

'' '' Crassula nealeana'' *'' Crassula globularioides'' *''

Crassula glomerata ''Crassula glomerata'' is a herb in the family Crassulaceae. The succulent annual herb has an erect habit and typically grows to a height of . It blooms between August and November producing white-red flowers. It has become naturalised in Weste ...

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Crassula grisea ''Crassula'' is a genus of succulent plants containing about 200 accepted species, 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 culti ...

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Crassula helmsii ''Crassula helmsii'', known as swamp stonecrop or New Zealand pigmyweed, is an aquatic or semiterrestrial species of succulent plant in the family Crassulaceae. Originally found in Australia and New Zealand, it has been introduced around the wor ...

'' (swamp stonecrop) *''

Crassula herrei ''Crassula'' is a genus of succulent plants containing about 200 accepted species, 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 culti ...

'' *'' Crassula hirtipes'' *''

Crassula humbertii ''Crassula'' is a genus of succulent plants containing about 200 accepted species, 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 cult ...

'' *'' Crassula hystrix'' *''

Crassula lactea ''Crassula lactea'' known as Taylor's Parches is a perennial flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the ...

'' (tailor's patch, Knysna crassula) *'' Crassula lanceolata'' *''

Crassula longipes ''Crassula'' is a genus of succulent plants containing about 200 accepted species, 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 culti ...

'' (smallseed pygmyweed) *''

Crassula marchandii ''Crassula'' is a genus of succulent plants containing about 200 accepted species, 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 cult ...

'' *'' Crassula marnieriana'' *'' Crassula mesembryanthemoides'' *'' Crassula mesembryanthemopsis'' *''

Crassula milfordiae ''Crassula'' is a genus of succulent plants containing about 200 accepted species, 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 culti ...

'' *'' Crassula moschata'' (musky stonecrop, shore stonecrop) *''

Crassula multicava ''Crassula multicava'' is a perennial succulent plant from the family Crassulaceae. It is also known under various English common names including the fairy crassula, pitted crassula and London pride. In Zulu, it is known as ''umadinsane'', one ...

'' (fairy crassula) *''

Crassula muscosa ''Crassula muscosa'', synonyms ''Crassula lycopodioides'' and ''Crassula pseudolycopodioides'', is a succulent plant native to South Africa and Namibia, belonging to the family of '' Crassulaceae'' and to the genus '' Crassula''. It is a hous ...

'' (rattail crassula, watch chain, lizard's tail, zipper plant; syn. ''C. lycopodioides'') *''

Crassula namaquensis ''Crassula namaquensis'' is a species of succulent plant in the genus ''Crassula'' native to South Africa. Easily confused with some forms of ''Crassula tecta ''Crassula tecta'' is a species of succulent plant in the genus ''Crassula'' native t ...

'' **''Crassula namaquensis'' ssp. ''comptonii'' *'' Crassula natans'' *'' Crassula nealeana'' *'' Crassula nudicaulis'' '' Crassula nudicaulis'' var. ''herrei'' **''Crassula nudicaulis'' var. ''herrei'' **''Crassula nudicaulis'' var. ''platyphylla'' *''

Crassula obovata ''Crassula'' is a genus of succulent plants containing about 200 accepted species, 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 culti ...

'' **''Crassula obovata'' var. ''dregeana'' *'' Crassula orbicularis'' *''

'' (jade plant; syn. ''C. argentea'', ''C. portulacea'') **''Crassula ovata'' var. ''cristata'' **''Crassula ovata'' var. ''monstruosa'' *''

Crassula parvisepala ''Crassula'' is a genus of succulent plants containing about 200 accepted species, 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 culti ...

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Crassula pedicellosa ''Crassula'' is a genus of succulent plants containing about 200 accepted species, 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 culti ...

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Crassula peduncularis ''Crassula peduncularis'', commonly known as purple stonecrop, is a herb in the family Crassulaceae. The annual herb has an decumbent habit and typically grows to a height of and around wide. It blooms between September and October producing g ...

'' (purple stonecrop) *''

Crassula pellucida ''Crassula pellucida'' is a creeping, succulent ground-cover, or low-growing, spreading succulent shrub, indigenous to South Africa. It is highly variable, tolerates shade, and several forms are popular in cultivation. Description The small o ...

'' **''Crassula pellucida'' var. ''marginalis'' *'' Crassula pentandra'' *'' Crassula perfoliata'' *''

Crassula perforata ''Crassula perforata'' is a succulent plant native to the Cape Provinces and KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by ...

'' (string of buttons, ''sosatieplakkie'') *''

Crassula picturata ''Crassula picturata'' is a species of plant in the family Crassulaceae, native to Cape Province in South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the sout ...

'' *'' Crassula plegmatoides'' *'' Crassula pruinosa'' (''skurwemannetjie'') *''

Crassula pubescens ''Crassula pubescens'' is a succulent plant, common and widespread in the southern Karoo regions of South Africa. Description A small (up to 40 cm), shrubby perennial, with delicate, erect stems and pubescent (velvety) leaves that are 1-3 cm l ...

'' (Jersey pigmyweed) **''Crassula pubescens'' ssp. ''radicans'' **''Crassula pubescens'' ssp. ''rattrayi'' *'' Crassula pyramidalis'' *''

Crassula radicans ''Crassula'' is a genus of succulent plants containing about 200 accepted species, 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 culti ...

'' (red carpet) *''

Crassula rogersii ''Crassula'' is a genus of succulent plants containing about 200 accepted species, 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 culti ...

'' *'' Crassula rubricaulis'' *''

Crassula rupestris ''Crassula rupestris'', called buttons on a string, is a species of '' Crassula'' native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit The Award of Garden Merit (AGM) is a long-e ...

'' (rosary plant, kebab bush, concertina plant, ''sosatiebos'', ''inrygertjie'') **''Crassula rupestris'' ssp. ''marnierana'' *'' Crassula saginoides'' (wrinkle-seed pygmyweed) *'' Crassula sarcocaulis'' (bonsai crassula) *'' Crassula sarmentosa'' *'' Crassula schmidtii'' *''

Crassula sericea ''Crassula'' is a genus of succulent plants containing about 200 accepted species, 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 culti ...

'' **''Crassula sericea'' var. ''hottentotta'' *'' Crassula sieberiana'' (Austral stonecrop) *''

Crassula socialis ''Crassula'' is a genus of succulent plants containing about 200 accepted species, 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 cult ...

'' *'' Crassula solierii'' (smoothseed pygmyweed) *''

Crassula streyi ''Crassula'' is a genus of succulent plants containing about 200 accepted species, 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 culti ...

'' *'' Crassula subaphylla'' *''

Crassula susannae ''Crassula'' is a genus of succulent plants containing about 200 accepted species, 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 culti ...

'' *'' Crassula swaziensis'' *''

Crassula tecta ''Crassula tecta'' is a species of succulent plant in the genus ''Crassula'' native to South Africa. Easily confused with ''Crassula namaquensis'', this species has a compact growth habit forming clusters of round, blue-white leaves. Kept in culti ...

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Crassula tetragona ''Crassula tetragona'' is a succulent plant native to Southern Africa. It is widely distributed from the Orange River boundary of Namaqualand to beyond the Kei River in the Eastern Cape. "Tetragona" comes from the phyllotaxy of the leaves. It ...

'' *'' Crassula tetramera'' *'' Crassula thunbergiana'' *'' Crassula tillaea'' (moss pygmyweed) *''

Crassula umbella ''Crassula umbella'' is a succulent plant species in the genus ''Crassula''. It is endemic to the Cape Provinces of South Africa. Distribution ''Crassula umbella'' is found from the Richtersveld and western Karoo through to the Little Karoo ...

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Crassula viridis ''Crassula'' is a genus of succulent plants containing about 200 accepted species, 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 culti ...

'' (pricklyseed pygmyweed) *''

Crassula volkensii ''Crassula'' is a genus of succulent plants containing about 200 accepted species, 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 cult ...

List of selected cultivars

*''Crassula'' 'Buddha's Temple' *''Crassula'' 'Coralita' *''Crassula'' 'Dorothy' *''Crassula'' 'Emerald' *''Crassula'' 'Fallwood' *''Crassula'' 'Ivory Pagoda' *''Crassula'' 'Justus Corderoy' *''Crassula'' 'Morgan's Beauty' *''Crassula'' 'Moonglow' *''Crassula'' 'Petite Bicolor,' sometimes sold as '' Sedum'' 'Little Missy,' a cultivar of ''Crassula pellucida'' var. ''marginalis'' "World of Succulents","Succulentopedia", Crassula 'Petite Bicolor', 2017. Online at https://worldofsucculents.com/crassula-petite-bicolor/ *''Crassula'' 'Tom Thumb'

Gallery

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Crassula capensis ''Crassula'' is a genus of succulent plants containing about 200 accepted species, 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 culti ...

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Crassula fascicularis ''Crassula'' is a genus of succulent plants containing about 200 accepted species, 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 cult ...

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Crassula spathulata ''Crassula spathulata'' (Spathula-leaf Crassula) is a creeping, succulent ground-cover, indigenous to the Eastern Cape Province and southern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the ...

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Crassula dichotoma ''Crassula dichotoma'' is a species of succulent plant in the genus ''Crassula''. It is endemic to the Fynbos region from Namaqualand to Cape Agulhas, Agulhas. References

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References

Bibliography

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Species Plantarum ' (Latin for "The Species of Plants") is a book by Carl Linnaeus, originally published in 1753, which lists every species of plant known at the time, classified into genera. It is the first work to consistently apply binomial names and was the ...

External links

* {{Taxonbar, from=Q158253 Crassulaceae genera