Crassula nemorosa (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Endl.

Species

Angiosperms > Saxifragales > Crassulaceae > Crassula

Characteristics

Perennials with erect or decumbent stems 40-100(-150) mm long, often branched. Leaves usually in more than 3 pairs and with petioles 3-15 mm long; lamina broadly ovate or rarely orbicular, 3-15 x 4-13 mm, usually rounded, rarely obtuse or truncate, cordate or abruptly cuneate, entire, somewhat fleshy, glabrous, grey-green or greyish brown and often with brown lines. Inflorescence a loose terminal thyrse often appearing spicate due to reductions, with 5-merous flowers, without peduncle. Calyx: lobes triangular to ovate, 1.5-2.5 mm long, bluntly acute, glabrous, slightly fleshy, grey-green. Corolla star-to cup-shaped and scarcely fused at base, pale yellowish green often with brown stripes; lobes lanceolate, 2-3.5 mm long, acute or acuminate and usually slightly keeled, with apices recurved. Stamens with yellow anthers. Squamae cuneate, 0.2-0.3 x 0.2-0.4 mm, usually slightly emarginate, abruptly constricted downwards and on a short stalk, slightly fleshy, reddish brown. Flowering period: (May) June-August, but spontaneous flowering may occur after sporadic rains.
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Perennial, soft herbaceous, erect or decumbent branches ± 0.04-0.15 m long. Leaves 2 or 3 pairs; lamina broadly ovate, 3-15 x 4-13 mm, rounded, cordate or cuneate, entire, somewhat fleshy, glabrous, grey-green with brown lines; petioles 3-15 mm long. Inflorescence a loose, terminal thyrse, without peduncle. Corolla star-to cup-shaped, scarcely fused at base, pale yellowish green with brown stripes; lobes smooth, 2.0-3.5 mm long, acute to acuminate, slightly keeled, apex recurved. Flowering time June-Aug.
Erect to decumbent, often branched, tuberous geophyte, 10-100 mm tall. Leaves usually in at least 3 pairs, petiolate, broadly ovate to circular, fleshy, 3-15x 4-13 mm, grey-green, with crenate margin. Flowers in a loose, terminal cluster, without a peduncle, star-to cup-shaped, petals 2-3.5 mm long, pale yellow-green.
Erect or sprawling tuberous geophyte, 6-15 cm. Leaves opposite, in 3(4) pairs, thin-textured, usually petiolate, suborbicular-reniform. Flowers in a racemose thyrse, cup-shaped, yellowish green to brown, petals 2.0-3.5 mm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.01 - 0.1
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Soil texture 7-9
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Germination luminosity light
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Images

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Distribution

Crassula nemorosa world distribution map, present in Namibia and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:274686-1
WFO ID wfo-0000625272
COL ID 6BBBC
BDTFX ID -
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Synonyms

Petrogeton nemorosum Septas nemorosa Crassula nemorosa Crassula nivalis Petrogeton nivale Crassula coerulescens Crassula confusa