''Crassula'' is a

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succulent 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 ''succulent'' comes from the Latin word ''sucus'', meani ...

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 in ...

'' *'' Crassula alba'' *''

Crassula alpestris ''Crassula alpestris'', also known as the sand-coated crassula, is a species of flowering plant in the genus ''Crassula'' found in South Africa. Crassula alpestris subsp. massonii is a variety of the species, also found in South Africa. Descript ...

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

Crassula atropurpurea ''Crassula atropurpurea'' (Purple Crassula) is a succulent plant, very common and widespread in the southern Karoo regions of South Africa and Namibia. Description This species is extremely variable. It is typically a small (up to 60 cm), shru ...

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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 ...

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Crassula coccinea ''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 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 ''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 ...

'' (''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'' 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 lactea'' *'' Crassula cornuta'' *''

Crassula cotyledonis ''Crassula cotyledonis'' is a succulent plant endemic to the arid Namaqualand and Karoo regions of South Africa. Description This plant forms a low, sparse rosette. Its tiny, woody stem is short and against the ground. Its flattened, ovate (s ...

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Crassula cultrata ''Crassula cultrata'' (Sharp-leaved Crassula) is a succulent plant native to the southern parts of South Africa (the Cape Provinces and KwaZulu-Natal). Description A small, erect, branching shrub (20-80 cm in height) with rounded, yellow-g ...

'' (''plakkiebos'') *'' Crassula deceptor'' *''

Crassula decidua ''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 ...

'' (''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'' 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 deltoidea'' (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 exilis ''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 exilis'' ssp. ''sedifolia'' *'' Crassula expansa'' *'' Crassula exserta'' *'' Crassula extrorsa'' *'' 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 ...

'' *'' Crassula gillii'' '' 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 ...

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Crassula hystrix ''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 lactea'' (tailor's patch, Knysna crassula) *''

Crassula lanceolata ''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 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 moschata'' (musky stonecrop, shore stonecrop) *'' Crassula multicava'' (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 housepl ...

'' (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 natans'', commonly known as floating pigmyweed, is a herb in the family Crassulaceae. The annual herb is often found in an aquatic environment. It blooms between July and November producing white-pink flowers. The plant has decumbent ...

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Crassula nealeana ''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 nudicaulis ''Crassula nudicaulis'' is a succulent plant native to South Africa (the Cape Provinces, the Free State, KwaZulu-Natal and the Northern Provinces), and Lesotho. Description ''Crassula nudicaulis'' is a perennial succulent herb with a thickened ...

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'' var. ''herrei'' **''Crassula nudicaulis'' var. ''herrei'' **''Crassula nudicaulis'' var. ''platyphylla'' *''Crassula obovata'' **''Crassula obovata'' var. ''dregeana'' *''

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

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'' 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 perfoliata ''Crassula perfoliata'' is the type species of the genus ''Crassula'', in the flowering plant family Crassulaceae, where it is placed in the subfamily Crassuloideae. It was first formally described by Linnaeus in 1753 as one of 10 species of ''Cra ...

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

Crassula pyramidalis ''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 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 ...

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Crassula rubricaulis ''Crassula rubricaulis'' (Red-stem Crassula) is a succulent plant native to the coastal mountains of the Eastern Cape and Western Cape of South Africa. Description This species can be distinguished by its fleshy, succulent leaves, which are a m ...

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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-est ...

'' (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'' 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'' **''Crassula sericea'' var. ''hottentotta'' *''

Crassula sieberiana ''Crassula sieberiana'', the Australian stonecrop is a succulent plant found in a variety of habitats in Australia, New Zealand and Lord Howe Island. Usually seen in rock crevices. It may be found in desert areas such as Sturt National Park, or ...

'' (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 subaphylla ''Crassula subaphylla'' is a succulent plant belonging to the family Crassulaceae. It is widespread in the Karoo regions of South Africa and Namibia. Description A small, sparse, shrubby species. ''Crassula subaphylla'' is a small, dense to ...

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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 ...

'' *'' Crassula tetragona'' *'' Crassula tetramera'' *'' Crassula thunbergiana'' *''

Crassula tillaea ''Crassula tillaea'' is a succulent plant known by its common names mossy stonecrop and moss pygmyweed. It is a small fleshy plant growing only a few centimeters in height. It is green when new and gradually turns orange and then deep red when ma ...

'' (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 ...

'' *'' Crassula viridis'' (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 ''Sedum'' is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Crassulaceae, members of which are commonly known as stonecrops. The genus has been described as containing up to 600 species, subsequently reduced to 400–500. They are leaf succulen ...

'' '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 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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'' File:Crassula multicava subsp. multicava 2017-05-31 2146 05.jpg, '' Crassula multicava'' File:Crassula hirta.jpg, ''

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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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'' File:Crassula tetragona kz1.JPG, '' Crassula tetragona'' File:Crassula dichotoma (4).JPG,

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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External links

* {{Taxonbar, from=Q158253 Crassulaceae genera