Crassula
Crassula is a genus of succulent plants containing about 200 accepted species, including the popular jade plant. They are members of the stonecrop family 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, meaning thick, referring to the thickening of the succulent leaves.List of selected species
- Crassula alata
- Crassula alba
- Crassula alpestris
- Crassula alstonii
- Crassula aquatica
- Crassula arborescens
- Crassula atropurpurea
- Crassula ausensis
- *Crassula ausensis ssp. titanopsis
- Crassula barbata
- Crassula barklyi
- Crassula biplanata
- Crassula brevifolia
- Crassula capitella
- *Crassula capitella ssp. thyrsiflora ssp. thyrsiflora
- Crassula clavata
- Crassula closiana
- Crassula coccinea
- Crassula colligata
- Crassula colorata
- Crassula columella
- Crassula columnaris
- Crassula connata
- Crassula corallina
- Crassula cornuta
- Crassula cotyledonis
- Crassula cultrata
- Crassula deceptor
- Crassula decidua
- Crassula decumbens
- Crassula dejecta
- Crassula deltoidea
- Crassula drummondii
- Crassula dubia
- Crassula elegans
- Crassula erosula
- Crassula exilis
- *Crassula exilis ssp. sedifolia
- Crassula exserta
- Crassula extrorsa
- Crassula falcata
- Crassula garibina
- Crassula gillii
- Crassula globularioides
- Crassula glomerata
- Crassula grisea
- Crassula helmsii
- Crassula herrei
- Crassula hirtipes
- Crassula humbertii
- Crassula hystrix
- Crassula lactea
- Crassula lanceolata
- Crassula longipes
- Crassula marchandii
- Crassula marnieriana
- Crassula mesembryanthemoides
- Crassula mesembryanthemopsis
- Crassula milfordiae
- Crassula moschata
- Crassula multicava
- Crassula muscosa
- Crassula namaquensis
- *Crassula namaquensis ssp. comptonii
- Crassula natans
- Crassula nealeana
- Crassula nudicaulis var. herrei
- *Crassula nudicaulis var. herrei
- *Crassula nudicaulis var. platyphylla
- Crassula obovata
- *Crassula obovata var. dregeana
- Crassula orbicularis
- Crassula ovata
- *Crassula ovata var. cristata
- *Crassula ovata var. monstruosa
- Crassula parvisepala
- Crassula pedicellosa
- Crassula peduncularis
- Crassula pellucida
- *Crassula pellucida var. marginalis
- Crassula pentandra
- Crassula perfoliata
- Crassula perforata
- Crassula picturata
- Crassula plegmatoides
- Crassula pruinosa
- Crassula pubescens
- *Crassula pubescens ssp. radicans
- *Crassula pubescens ssp. rattrayi
- Crassula pyramidalis
- Crassula radicans
- Crassula rogersii
- Crassula rubricaulis
- Crassula rupestris
- *Crassula rupestris ssp. marnierana
- Crassula saginoides
- Crassula sarcocaulis
- Crassula sarmentosa
- Crassula schmidtii
- Crassula sericea
- *Crassula sericea var. hottentotta
- Crassula sieberiana
- Crassula socialis
- Crassula solierii
- Crassula streyi
- Crassula subaphylla
- Crassula susannae
- Crassula swaziensis
- Crassula tecta
- Crassula tetragona
- Crassula tetramera
- Crassula thunbergiana
- Crassula tillaea
- Crassula umbella
- Crassula viridis
- 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
- Crassula 'Tom Thumb'
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