''Crassula'' is a
genus of
succulent plants containing about 200 accepted
species, 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; ...
'').
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 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
*''
Crassula alata''
*''
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'' (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''
*''
Crassula barklyi'' (rattlesnake tail, ''wurmplakkie'')
*''
Crassula biplanata''
*''
Crassula brevifolia''
*''
Crassula capitella''
'' Crassula capitella''
**''Crassula capitella'' ssp. ''thyrsiflora'' (''aanteel-poprosie'')
'' Crassula 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 leaves, able to grow to 1 inch. ...
''
*''
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
*Annu ...
''
*''
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
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 ''succ ...
'' (''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 sometim ...
'' (sand pygmyweed)
*''
Crassula corallina''
'' Crassula lactea''
*''
Crassula cornuta''
*''
Crassula cotyledonis''
*''
Crassula cultrata'' (''plakkiebos'')
*''
Crassula deceptor''
*''
Crassula decidua'' (''norsveld plakkie'')
*''
Crassula decumbens'' (scilly pigmyweed)
*''
Crassula dejecta''
*''
Crassula deltoidea'' (silver beads, ''gruisplakkie'')
*''
Crassula drummondii'' (small-leaf pygmyweed)
*''
Crassula dubia''
*''
Crassula elegans'' (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 culti ...
''
*''
Crassula exilis''
**''Crassula exilis'' ssp. ''sedifolia''
*''
Crassula expansa''
*''
Crassula exserta
''Crassula exserta'' is a herb in the family Crassulaceae that is native to Western Australia.
The succulent annual herb has an erect to decumbent habit and typically grows to a height of . It blooms between August and December producing white-y ...
''
*''
Crassula extrorsa''
*''
Crassula falcata''
*''
Crassula garibina''
*''
Crassula gillii''
'' Crassula nealeana''
*''
Crassula globularioides''
*''
Crassula glomerata''
*''
Crassula grisea''
*''
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 hirtipes''
*''
Crassula humbertii''
*''
Crassula hystrix''
*''
Crassula lactea'' (tailor's patch, Knysna crassula)
*''
Crassula lanceolata''
*''
Crassula longipes'' (smallseed pygmyweed)
*''
Crassula marchandii''
*''
Crassula marnieriana''
*''
Crassula mesembryanthemoides''
*''
Crassula mesembryanthemopsis
''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 milfordiae''
*''
Crassula moschata'' (musky stonecrop, shore stonecrop)
*''
Crassula multicava'' (fairy crassula)
*''
Crassula muscosa'' (rattail crassula, watch chain, lizard's tail, zipper plant; syn. ''C. lycopodioides'')
*''
Crassula namaquensis''
**''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 obovata'' var. ''dregeana''
*''
Crassula orbicularis''
*''
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; ...
'' (jade plant; syn. ''C. argentea'', ''C. portulacea'')
**''Crassula ovata'' var. ''cristata''
**''Crassula ovata'' var. ''monstruosa''
*''
Crassula parvisepala''
*''
Crassula pedicellosa''
*''
Crassula peduncularis'' (purple stonecrop)
*''
Crassula pellucida''
**''Crassula pellucida'' var. ''marginalis''
*''
Crassula pentandra''
*''
Crassula perfoliata''
*''
Crassula perforata'' (string of buttons, ''sosatieplakkie'')
*''
Crassula picturata''
*''
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'' (red carpet)
*''
Crassula rogersii''
*''
Crassula rubricaulis''
*''
Crassula rupestris'' (rosary plant, kebab bush, concertina plant, ''sosatiebos'', ''inrygertjie'')
**''Crassula rupestris'' ssp. ''marnierana''
*''
Crassula saginoides'' (wrinkle-seed pygmyweed)
*''
Crassula sarcocaulis
''Crassula sarcocaulis'' is a small shrubby succulent plant known by the common name bonsai crassula, due to its bonsai-like appearance. It is a perennial plant native to the eastern half of South Africa, on mountain slopes in rocky terrain.
...
'' (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 solierii'' (smoothseed pygmyweed)
*''
Crassula streyi''
*''
Crassula subaphylla''
*''
Crassula susannae''
*''
Crassula swaziensis''
*''
Crassula tecta''
*''
Crassula tetragona''
*''
Crassula tetramera''
*''
Crassula thunbergiana''
*''
Crassula tillaea'' (moss pygmyweed)
*''
Crassula umbella''
*''
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''
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
File:Gardenology.org-IMG 0509 hunt07mar.jpg, ''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 ...
''
File:Crassula capensis var. promontorii (Crassulaceae) (37441743980).jpg, '' Crassula capensis''
File:Crassula ciliata - CT 9.jpg, '' Crassula ciliata''
File:Crassula columnaris P1020356.JPG, ''Crassula columnaris
''Crassula columnaris'' 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 ''succ ...
''
File:Crassula cotyledonis (Crassula dubia) - San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden - DSC05962.JPG, '' Crassula cotyledonis''
File:Crassula cultrata kz1.JPG, '' Crassula cultrata''
File:Crassula tecta.jpg, '' Crassula deceptor''
File:Gardenology.org-IMG 0312 hunt07mar.jpg, '' Crassula deltoidea''
File:Crassula expansa (Crassulaceae) (36725108274).jpg, '' Crassula expansa''
File:Crassula fascicularis.JPG, '' Crassula fascicularis''
File:Crassula lanceolata subsp lanceolata - Cape Peninsula - 2.jpg, '' Crassula lanceolata''
File:Crassula multicava subsp. multicava 2017-05-31 2146 05.jpg, '' Crassula multicava''
File:Crassula hirta.jpg, '' Crassula nudicaulis''
File:Crassula orbicularis kz02.jpg, '' Crassula orbicularis''
File:A 40 year old jade plant (Crassula ovata).jpg, ''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; ...
''
File:Crassula pellucida forms - CT 6.jpg, '' Crassula pellucida''
File:Crassula perfoliata, Allan Gardens.jpg, '' Crassula perfoliata''
File:Starr-110218-1569-Crassula perforata-flowering habit-Ulana St Makawao-Maui (24449889633).jpg, '' Crassula perforata''
File:Crassula rubricaulis - South Africa.jpg, '' Crassula rubricaulis''
File:Crassula.rupestris.7076.jpg, '' Crassula rupestris''
File:Crassula spathulata - Flickr - Juan Ignacio 1976.jpg, '' Crassula spathulata''
File:Crassula streyi (17351859205).jpg, '' Crassula streyi''
File:Crassula tecta 04.jpg, '' Crassula tecta''
File:Crassula tetragona kz1.JPG, '' Crassula tetragona''
File:Crassula dichotoma (4).JPG, Crassula dichotoma
References
Bibliography
* , ''see also''
Species Plantarum
External links
*
{{Taxonbar, from=Q158253
Crassulaceae genera
