Crassula schimperi C.A.Mey.

Perennial herbs, erect, sprawling or lycopodium-like; stems succulent to almost woody especially at the base, up to 5 mm. in diameter; bark dark brown to reddish brown, peeling irregularly; remains of dead leaves usually present below new growth.. Leaves sessile, lanceolate to ovate, linear or triangular, up to 12 mm. long, up to 3 mm. wide, apex acute or obtuse, sometimes setose, base sometimes spurred, bases of opposite leaves united to form a sheath around the stem up to 2 mm. high, margins thickened and sometimes with marginal papillae; blade flat, thin to thick and fleshy; hydathodes sometimes large and conspicuous.. Inflorescence of condensed axillary cymes, shorter than to subequalling or rarely exceeding the subtending leaf; flowers (1–)3–12, (4–)5-merous; pedicels short.. Calyx-lobes narrowly triangular to lanceolate, 0.7–1.8 mm. long, 0.2–0.3 mm. wide, longer or slightly shorter than the petals, acute to attenuate, shortly united at the base, thin to scarcely fleshy.. Petals whitish, yellowish or pink, oblong to oblong-ovate or lanceolate, acute, thickened and somewhat hooded, shortly united at the base.. Stamen-filaments scarcely attached to the corolla-tube, 0.5–0.7 mm. long; anthers ovate, ± 0.1–0.2 mm. long.. Nectary scales broadly to narrowly spathulate.. Carpels oblong, 0.7–1 mm. long, contracted or attenuate into a very short style; stigma terminal.. Seeds 2 per carpel, oblong-ovoid, ± 0.5 mm. long, ± 0.3 mm. wide