''Crassula elegans'', the elegant crassula, is a flowering plant
species
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in the
genus
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Crassula
''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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Subspecies
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are:
* ''Crassula elegans ssp. elegans''
Schoenl. & Baker f.
* ''Crassula elegans ssp. namibensis''
( Friedr.) Toelken[Toelken J. S. Afr. Bot. 41(2): 102 1975]
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elegans
Plants described in 1902
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