Crassula

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Genus of plants

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::summary Genus of plants ::

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Crassula is a genus of succulent plants containing about 200 accepted species,

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.

Selected species

Main article: List of Crassula species

List of selected cultivars

  • Crassula 'Buddha's Temple'
  • Crassula 'Coralita'
  • Crassula 'Dorothy'
  • Crassula 'Emerald'
  • Crassula 'Fallwood'
  • Crassula 'Hummel's Sunset'
  • Crassula 'Ivory Pagoda'
  • Crassula 'Justus Corderoy'
  • Crassula 'Morgan's Beauty'
  • Crassula 'Moonglow'
  • Crassula 'Petite Bicolor,' sometimes sold as Sedum 'Little Missy' or 'Mini Kitty', a cultivar of Crassula pellucida var. marginalis 'Calico Kitten'
  • Crassula 'Springtime'
  • Crassula 'Tom Thumb'

Gallery

File:Gardenology.org-IMG 0509 hunt07mar.jpg|Crassula arborescens 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 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 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 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

References

  1. "''Crassula'' L.".
  2. "Crassula (genus) - Crassulaceae".
  3. (2019-02-01). "Crassula, insights into an old, arid-adapted group of southern African leaf-succulents". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.
  4. "Crassula (Crassula alpestris) in the Crassulas Database".
  5. "World of Succulents","Succulentopedia", Crassula 'Petite Bicolor', 2017. Online at https://worldofsucculents.com/crassula-petite-bicolor/

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