Crassula undulata Haw.

Species

Angiosperms > Saxifragales > Crassulaceae > Crassula

Characteristics

Perennial shrublets up to 0.4 m high, often much branched, branches covered with recurved hairs at least when young, old leaves not deciduous. Leaves oblong-elliptic to rarely ovate, (5-)8-15(-35) x 4-13(-15) mm, obtuse, dorsiventrally flattened to slightly convex on lower surface, glabrous except for near-spherical cilia, green to yellowish green or sometimes tinged red. Inflorescence a flat to round-topped thyrse with few to many dichasia, without distinct peduncle. Calyx: lobes triangular to lanceolate, 3-4 mm long, sharply acute and often terminating in a point, usually glabrous, fleshy, green. Corolla tubular, fused at base for 1-1.3 mm, white often tinged red or pink; lobes oblanceolate-oblong, 6-8 mm long, acute, with dorsal appendage, strongly recurved or reflexed. Stamens with brown anthers. Squamae transversely oblong, 0.2-0.3 x 0.5-0.6 mm, truncate or slightly emarginate, scarcely constricted downwards, somewhat fleshy, yellow. Flowering period: (October) November-February.
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Shrublet, with erect, slightly woody, sparsely hairy branches, 60-400 mm tall. Leaves sessile, oblong-elliptic to ovate, dorsiventrally flattened, 8-15 x 4-13 mm, margin with stout hairs. Flowers nearly sessile, in several clusters arranged in a flat-to round-topped head, on a short, roughly hairy peduncle, tubular, petals 6-8 mm long, fused in lower 1 mm, with a sharp terminal appendage, white, often tinged red.
Much-branched shrublet to 40 cm, branches recurved-hairy when young. Leaves opposite, oblong-elliptic to ovate, with rounded cilia. Flowers in subsessile, flat to rounded clusters, tubular, white tinged pinkish, petals ± 8 mm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.0
Mature height (meter) 0.4
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Flower color
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway cam

Environment

Light 4-8
Soil humidity 1-7
Soil texture 7-8
Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Germination luminosity light
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Distribution

Crassula undulata world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:273563-1
WFO ID wfo-0000625582
COL ID 6BBBM
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Rochea undulata Rochea dejecta Rochea undosa Crassula undulata Rochea albiflora Crassula albiflora Crassula dejecta Curtogyne albiflora Curtogyne dejecta Curtogyne undata Curtogyne undosa Curtogyne undulata Crassula albiflora var. minor