''Crassula'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

of succulent plants containing about 200 accepted

species In biology, a species is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of ...

, including the popular jade plant (''

Crassula ovata ''Crassula ovata'', commonly known as jade plant, lucky plant, money plant or money tree, is a succulent plant with small pink or white flowers that is native to the KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape provinces of South Africa, and Mozambique; it ...

''). They are members of the stonecrop family (Crassulaceae) 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 Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, ...

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.

List of selected species

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Crassula alata ''Crassula alata'' is a herb in the family Crassulaceae. It is native to the Mediterranean basin and is now also found in southern Australia and New Zealand. The succulent annual herb typically grows to a height of . It produces white flowers i ...

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Crassula alba ''Crassula alba'' is a species of flowering plant in the genus ''Crassula'' found in western Africa ranging from South Africa to Sudan. Taxonomy ''Crassula alba'' is in the genus ''Crassula'', family Crassulaceae and order Saxifragales. There ...

'' *'' Crassula alpestris'' (Sand-Coated Crassula) *''

Crassula alstonii ''Crassula alstonii'' is a species of succulent in the genus '' Crassula'' found in Cape Provinces, South Africa.The species is in USDA hardiness zone 10a-11. Growing Like some other plants of the genus, ''Crassula alstonii'' is easy to grow ...

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Crassula aquatica ''Crassula aquatica'' is a succulent plant known by the common names water pygmyweed, common pygmyweed and just pigmyweed. It is an annual plant of salt marshes, vernal pools, wetlands, and other fresh to brackish water bodies. It is at least par ...

'' (common pigmyweed, water pygmyweed) *''

Crassula arborescens ''Crassula arborescens'', the silver jade plant, silver dollar plant, beestebul, Chinese jade, money plant, or money tree, is a species of succulent plant in the family Crassulaceae. It is an endemic plant of the Western Cape, South Africa. It i ...

'' (silver dollar plant, ''beestebul'') *''

Crassula atropurpurea ''Crassula atropurpurea'' (Purple Crassula) is a succulent plant, very common and widespread in the southern Karoo regions of South Africa and Namibia. Description This species is extremely variable. It is typically a small (up to 60 cm), shru ...

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Crassula ausensis ''Crassula ausensis'' is a species of succulent in the genus ''Crassula'' found in Namibia Namibia (, ), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders ...

'' **''Crassula ausensis'' ssp. ''titanopsis'' *''

Crassula barbata ''Crassula barbata'', also known as the bearded-leaved crassula, is a species of flowering plant in the genus ''Crassula'' found in South Africa. ''Crassula barbata subsp. broomii'' is a subspecies, also found in South Africa. References {{Tax ...

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'' *''Crassula barklyi'' (rattlesnake tail, ''wurmplakkie'') *''Crassula biplanata'' *''Crassula brevifolia'' *''[ rassula capitella'' ''[ rassula capitella'' **''Crassula capitella'' ssp. ''thyrsiflora'' (''aanteel-poprosie'') ''[ rassula capitella'' ssp. ''thyrsiflora'' *''

Crassula clavata ''Crassula clavata'', is a species of succulent plant in the genus '' Crassula'' found in Cape Province, South Africa. Description ''Crassula clavata'' grows up to 10 inches tall. It has tightly packed oblanceolate leaves, able to grow to 1 i ...

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Crassula closiana ''Crassula closiana'' is a herb in the family Crassulaceae that is native to Western Australia. The succulent annual herb has an erect habit and typically grows to a height of . It produces white-cream flowers in the spring time between Septem ...

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Crassula coccinea ''Crassula'' is a genus of succulent plants containing about 200 accepted species, including the popular jade plant (''Crassula ovata''). They are members of the stonecrop family (Crassulaceae) and are native to many parts of the globe, but cult ...

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Crassula colligata ''Crassula colligata'' is a herb in the family Crassulaceae that is native to Western Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (cont ...

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Crassula colorata ''Crassula colorata'', the dense pigmyweed or dense stonecrop, is an annual plant in the family Crassulaceae. The species is endemic to Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign co ...

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Crassula columella ''Crassula'' is a genus of succulent plants containing about 200 accepted species, including the popular jade plant (''Crassula ovata''). They are members of the stonecrop family (Crassulaceae) and are native to many parts of the globe, but cult ...

'' (''silinderplakkie'') *''

Crassula columnaris ''Crassula columnaris'' is a succulent plant native to South Africa and Namibia. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q15481146 columnaris Columnaris (also referred to as cottonmouth) is a symptom of disease in fish which results from an infection ...

'' (''koesnaatjie'') *''

Crassula connata ''Crassula connata'' is a succulent plant In botany, succulent plants, also known as succulents, are plants with parts that are thickened, fleshy, and engorged, usually to retain water in arid climates or soil conditions. The word ''succulent ...

'' (sand pygmyweed) *''

Crassula corallina ''Crassula'' is a genus of succulent plants containing about 200 accepted species, including the popular jade plant (''Crassula ovata''). They are members of the stonecrop family (Crassulaceae) and are native to many parts of the globe, but cult ...

'' '' Crassula lactea'' *''

Crassula cornuta ''Crassula'' is a genus of succulent plants containing about 200 accepted species, including the popular jade plant (''Crassula ovata''). They are members of the stonecrop family (Crassulaceae) and are native to many parts of the globe, but cul ...

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Crassula cotyledonis ''Crassula cotyledonis'' is a succulent plant endemic to the arid Namaqualand and Karoo regions of South Africa. Description This plant forms a low, sparse rosette. Its tiny, woody stem is short and against the ground. Its flattened, ovate (s ...

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Crassula cultrata ''Crassula cultrata'' (Sharp-leaved Crassula) is a succulent plant native to the southern parts of South Africa (the Cape Provinces and KwaZulu-Natal). Description A small, erect, branching shrub (20-80 cm in height) with rounded, yellow-gree ...

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Crassula deceptor ''Crassula deceptor'' is a succulent plant native to South Africa and Namibia. This species occurs from southern Namibia, to as far south as the town of Vanrhynsdorp in South Africa. The leaves of this variable species are produced in four compa ...

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Crassula decidua ''Crassula'' is a genus of succulent plants containing about 200 accepted species, including the popular jade plant (''Crassula ovata''). They are members of the stonecrop family (Crassulaceae) and are native to many parts of the globe, but cul ...

'' (''norsveld plakkie'') *''

Crassula decumbens ''Crassula decumbens'', commonly known as rufous stonecrop, cape crassula or spreading crassula, is a herb in the family Crassulaceae that is native to southern parts of Australia, South Africa, and Chile. There are generally two accepted varieti ...

'' (scilly pigmyweed) *''

Crassula dejecta ''Crassula'' is a genus of succulent plants containing about 200 accepted species, including the popular jade plant (''Crassula ovata''). They are members of the stonecrop family (Crassulaceae) and are native to many parts of the globe, but cult ...

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Crassula deltoidea ''Crassula'' is a genus of succulent plants containing about 200 accepted species, including the popular jade plant (''Crassula ovata''). They are members of the stonecrop family (Crassulaceae) and are native to many parts of the globe, but cult ...

'' (silver beads, ''gruisplakkie'') *''

Crassula drummondii ''Crassula'' is a genus of succulent plants containing about 200 accepted species, including the popular jade plant (''Crassula ovata''). They are members of the stonecrop family (Crassulaceae) and are native to many parts of the globe, but cult ...

'' (small-leaf pygmyweed) *''

Crassula dubia ''Crassula'' is a genus of succulent plants containing about 200 accepted species, including the popular jade plant (''Crassula ovata''). They are members of the stonecrop family (Crassulaceae) and are native to many parts of the globe, but culti ...

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Crassula elegans ''Crassula elegans'', the elegant crassula, is a flowering plant species in the genus ''Crassula''. Subspecies are: * ''Crassula elegans ssp. elegans'' Schoenl. & Baker f. * ''Crassula elegans ssp. namibensis'' ( Friedr.) Toelken Toelken is a ...

'' (elegant crassula) *''

Crassula erosula ''Crassula'' is a genus of succulent plants containing about 200 accepted species, including the popular jade plant ('' Crassula ovata''). They are members of the stonecrop family (Crassulaceae) and are native to many parts of the globe, but cu ...

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Crassula exilis ''Crassula'' is a genus of succulent plants containing about 200 accepted species, including the popular jade plant (''Crassula ovata''). They are members of the stonecrop family (Crassulaceae) and are native to many parts of the globe, but cul ...

'' **''Crassula exilis'' ssp. ''sedifolia'' *''

Crassula expansa ''Crassula'' is a genus of succulent plants containing about 200 accepted species, including the popular jade plant (''Crassula ovata''). They are members of the stonecrop family (Crassulaceae) and are native to many parts of the globe, but culti ...

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Crassula exserta ''Crassula exserta'' is a herb in the family Crassulaceae that is native to Western Australia. The succulent annual herb has an erect to decumbent habit and typically grows to a height of . It blooms between August and December producing white ...

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Crassula extrorsa ''Crassula'' is a genus of succulent plants containing about 200 accepted species, including the popular jade plant (''Crassula ovata''). They are members of the stonecrop family (Crassulaceae) and are native to many parts of the globe, but culti ...

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Crassula falcata ''Crassula falcata'' (now correctly named ''Crassula perfoliata var. minor''), known by the common names airplane plant and propeller plant, is a succulent plant endemic to South Africa, from the Cape of Good Hope. The foliage is gray-green wit ...

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Crassula garibina ''Crassula'' is a genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and b ...

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Crassula gillii ''Crassula'' is a genus of succulent plants containing about 200 accepted species, including the popular jade plant (''Crassula ovata''). They are members of the stonecrop family (Crassulaceae) and are native to many parts of the globe, but culti ...

'' '' Crassula nealeana'' *''

Crassula globularioides ''Crassula'' is a genus of succulent plants containing about 200 accepted species, including the popular jade plant (''Crassula ovata''). They are members of the stonecrop family (Crassulaceae) and are native to many parts of the globe, but culti ...

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Crassula glomerata ''Crassula glomerata'' is a herb in the family Crassulaceae. The succulent annual herb has an erect habit and typically grows to a height of . It blooms between August and November producing white-red flowers. It has become naturalised in Weste ...

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Crassula grisea ''Crassula'' is a genus of succulent plants containing about 200 accepted species, including the popular jade plant ('' Crassula ovata''). They are members of the stonecrop family (Crassulaceae) and are native to many parts of the globe, but cu ...

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Crassula helmsii ''Crassula helmsii'', known as swamp stonecrop or New Zealand pigmyweed, is an aquatic or semiterrestrial species of succulent plant in the family Crassulaceae. Originally found in Australia and New Zealand, it has been introduced around the wor ...

'' (swamp stonecrop) *''

Crassula herrei ''Crassula'' is a genus of succulent plants containing about 200 accepted species, including the popular jade plant (''Crassula ovata''). They are members of the stonecrop family (Crassulaceae) and are native to many parts of the globe, but culti ...

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Crassula hirtipes ''Crassula'' is a genus of succulent plants containing about 200 accepted species, including the popular jade plant (''Crassula ovata''). They are members of the stonecrop family (Crassulaceae) and are native to many parts of the globe, but cul ...

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Crassula humbertii ''Crassula'' is a genus of succulent plants containing about 200 accepted species, including the popular jade plant ('' Crassula ovata''). They are members of the stonecrop family (Crassulaceae) and are native to many parts of the globe, but cu ...

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Crassula hystrix ''Crassula'' is a genus of succulent plants containing about 200 accepted species, including the popular jade plant (''Crassula ovata''). They are members of the stonecrop family (Crassulaceae) and are native to many parts of the globe, but culti ...

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Crassula lactea ''Crassula lactea'' known as Taylor's Parches is a perennial flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the ...

'' (tailor's patch, Knysna crassula) *''

Crassula lanceolata ''Crassula'' is a genus of succulent plants containing about 200 accepted species, including the popular jade plant (''Crassula ovata''). They are members of the stonecrop family (Crassulaceae) and are native to many parts of the globe, but cult ...

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Crassula longipes ''Crassula'' is a genus of succulent plants containing about 200 accepted species, including the popular jade plant (''Crassula ovata''). They are members of the stonecrop family (Crassulaceae) and are native to many parts of the globe, but culti ...

'' (smallseed pygmyweed) *''

Crassula marchandii ''Crassula'' is a genus of succulent plants containing about 200 accepted species, including the popular jade plant (''Crassula ovata''). They are members of the stonecrop family (Crassulaceae) and are native to many parts of the globe, but cult ...

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Crassula marnieriana ''Crassula marnierana'', common name Jade Necklace or Chinese Pagoda, is a species of succulent flowering plant in the family Crassulaceae. Description ''Crassula marnierana'' is a slow-growing small plant reaching a height of 15–20&nbs ...

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Crassula mesembryanthemoides ''Crassula'' is a genus of succulent plants containing about 200 accepted species, including the popular jade plant (''Crassula ovata''). They are members of the stonecrop family (Crassulaceae) and are native to many parts of the globe, but cul ...

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Crassula mesembryanthemopsis ''Crassula'' is a genus of succulent plants containing about 200 accepted species, including the popular jade plant (''Crassula ovata''). They are members of the stonecrop family (Crassulaceae) and are native to many parts of the globe, but cul ...

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Crassula milfordiae ''Crassula'' is a genus of succulent plants containing about 200 accepted species, including the popular jade plant (''Crassula ovata''). They are members of the stonecrop family (Crassulaceae) and are native to many parts of the globe, but culti ...

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Crassula moschata ''Crassula moschata'', commonly known as the Shore Stonecrop, Musky Stonecrop, or Musky Crassula, is a hairless, mat-forming, succulent, perennial herb In general use, herbs are a widely distributed and widespread group of plants, excluding ...

'' (musky stonecrop, shore stonecrop) *''

Crassula multicava ''Crassula multicava'' is a perennial succulent plant from the family Crassulaceae. It is also known under various English common names including the fairy crassula, pitted crassula and London pride. In Zulu, it is known as ''umadinsane'', one ...

'' (fairy crassula) *''

Crassula muscosa ''Crassula muscosa'', synonyms ''Crassula lycopodioides'' and ''Crassula pseudolycopodioides'', is a succulent plant native to South Africa and Namibia, belonging to the family of '' Crassulaceae'' and to the genus '' Crassula''. It is a hous ...

'' (rattail crassula, watch chain, lizard's tail, zipper plant; syn. ''C. lycopodioides'') *''

Crassula namaquensis ''Crassula namaquensis'' is a species of succulent plant in the genus '' Crassula'' native to South Africa. Easily confused with some forms of '' Crassula tecta'' and ''Crassula sericea ''Crassula'' is a genus of succulent plants containing a ...

'' **''Crassula namaquensis'' ssp. ''comptonii'' *''

Crassula natans ''Crassula natans'', commonly known as floating pigmyweed, is a herb in the family Crassulaceae. The Annual plant, annual herb is often found in an aquatic environment. It blooms between July and November producing white-pink flowers. The plant ...

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Crassula nealeana ''Crassula'' is a genus of succulent plants containing about 200 accepted species, including the popular jade plant (''Crassula ovata''). They are members of the stonecrop family (Crassulaceae) and are native to many parts of the globe, but cul ...

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Crassula nudicaulis ''Crassula nudicaulis'' is a succulent plant native to South Africa (the Cape Provinces, the Free State, KwaZulu-Natal and the Northern Provinces), and Lesotho. Description ''Crassula nudicaulis'' is a perennial succulent herb with a thickened ...

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'' var. ''herrei'' **''Crassula nudicaulis'' var. ''herrei'' **''Crassula nudicaulis'' var. ''platyphylla'' *''Crassula obovata'' **''Crassula obovata'' var. ''dregeana'' *''

Crassula orbicularis ''Crassula'' is a genus of succulent plants containing about 200 accepted species, including the popular jade plant (''Crassula ovata''). They are members of the stonecrop family (Crassulaceae) and are native to many parts of the globe, but culti ...

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'' (jade plant; syn. ''C. argentea'', ''C. portulacea'') **''Crassula ovata'' var. ''cristata'' **''Crassula ovata'' var. ''monstruosa'' *''

Crassula parvisepala ''Crassula'' is a genus of succulent plants containing about 200 accepted species, including the popular jade plant (''Crassula ovata''). They are members of the stonecrop family (Crassulaceae) and are native to many parts of the globe, but cult ...

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Crassula pedicellosa ''Crassula'' is a genus of succulent plants containing about 200 accepted species, including the popular jade plant (''Crassula ovata''). They are members of the stonecrop family (Crassulaceae) and are native to many parts of the globe, but culti ...

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Crassula peduncularis ''Crassula peduncularis'', commonly known as purple stonecrop, is a herb in the family Crassulaceae. The annual herb has an decumbent habit and typically grows to a height of and around wide. It blooms between September and October producing g ...

'' (purple stonecrop) *''

Crassula pellucida ''Crassula pellucida'' is a creeping, succulent ground-cover, or low-growing, spreading succulent shrub, indigenous to South Africa. It is highly variable, tolerates shade, and several forms are popular in cultivation. Description The small o ...

'' **''Crassula pellucida'' var. ''marginalis'' *''

Crassula pentandra ''Crassula'' is a genus of succulent plants containing about 200 accepted species, including the popular jade plant (''Crassula ovata''). They are members of the stonecrop family (Crassulaceae) and are native to many parts of the globe, but cult ...

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Crassula perfoliata ''Crassula perfoliata'' is the type species of the genus ''Crassula'', in the flowering plant family Crassulaceae, where it is placed in the subfamily Crassuloideae. It was first formally described by Linnaeus in 1753 as one of 10 species of ''Cra ...

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Crassula perforata ''Crassula perforata'' is a succulent plant native to the Cape Provinces and KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by ...

'' (string of buttons, ''sosatieplakkie'') *''

Crassula picturata ''Crassula picturata'' is a species of plant in the family Crassulaceae, native to Cape Province in South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the so ...

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Crassula plegmatoides ''Crassula'' is a genus of succulent plants containing about 200 accepted species, including the popular jade plant (''Crassula ovata''). They are members of the stonecrop family (Crassulaceae) and are native to many parts of the globe, but cul ...

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Crassula pruinosa ''Crassula'' is a genus of succulent plants containing about 200 accepted species, including the popular jade plant (''Crassula ovata''). They are members of the stonecrop family (Crassulaceae) and are native to many parts of the globe, but cul ...

'' (''skurwemannetjie'') *''

Crassula pubescens ''Crassula pubescens'' is a succulent plant, common and widespread in the southern Karoo regions of South Africa. Description A small (up to 40 cm), shrubby perennial, with delicate, erect stems and pubescent (velvety) leaves that are 1-3 cm l ...

'' (Jersey pigmyweed) **''Crassula pubescens'' ssp. ''radicans'' **''Crassula pubescens'' ssp. ''rattrayi'' *'' Crassula pyramidalis'' *''

Crassula radicans ''Crassula'' is a genus of succulent plants containing about 200 accepted species, including the popular jade plant (''Crassula ovata''). They are members of the stonecrop family (Crassulaceae) and are native to many parts of the globe, but cult ...

'' (red carpet) *''

Crassula rogersii ''Crassula'' is a genus of succulent plants containing about 200 accepted species, including the popular jade plant (''Crassula ovata''). They are members of the stonecrop family (Crassulaceae) and are native to many parts of the globe, but culti ...

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Crassula rubricaulis ''Crassula rubricaulis'' (Red-stem Crassula) is a succulent plant native to the coastal mountains of the Eastern Cape and Western Cape of South Africa. Description This species can be distinguished by its fleshy, succulent leaves, which are a ...

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Crassula rupestris ''Crassula rupestris'', called buttons on a string, is a species of '' Crassula'' native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit The Award of Garden Merit (AGM) is a long-e ...

'' (rosary plant, kebab bush, concertina plant, ''sosatiebos'', ''inrygertjie'') **''Crassula rupestris'' ssp. ''marnierana'' *''

Crassula saginoides ''Crassula'' is a genus of succulent plants containing about 200 accepted species, including the popular jade plant (''Crassula ovata''). They are members of the stonecrop family (Crassulaceae) and are native to many parts of the globe, but cul ...

'' (wrinkle-seed pygmyweed) *''

Crassula sarcocaulis ''Crassula sarcocaulis'' is a small shrubby succulent plant known by the common name bonsai crassula, due to its bonsai-like appearance. It is a perennial plant native to the eastern half of South Africa, on mountain slopes in rocky terrain. ...

'' (bonsai crassula) *''

Crassula sarmentosa ''Crassula'' is a genus of succulent plants containing about 200 accepted species, including the popular jade plant (''Crassula ovata''). They are members of the stonecrop family (Crassulaceae) and are native to many parts of the globe, but cul ...

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Crassula schmidtii ''Crassula'' is a genus of succulent plants containing about 200 accepted species, including the popular jade plant (''Crassula ovata''). They are members of the stonecrop family (Crassulaceae) and are native to many parts of the globe, but cult ...

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Crassula sericea ''Crassula'' is a genus of succulent plants containing about 200 accepted species, including the popular jade plant (''Crassula ovata''). They are members of the stonecrop family (Crassulaceae) and are native to many parts of the globe, but culti ...

'' **''Crassula sericea'' var. ''hottentotta'' *''

Crassula sieberiana ''Crassula sieberiana'', the Australian stonecrop is a succulent plant found in a variety of habitats in Australia, New Zealand and Lord Howe Island. Usually seen in rock crevices. It may be found in desert areas such as Sturt National Park, o ...

'' (Austral stonecrop) *''

Crassula socialis ''Crassula'' is a genus of succulent plants containing about 200 accepted species, including the popular jade plant (''Crassula ovata''). They are members of the stonecrop family (Crassulaceae) and are native to many parts of the globe, but cult ...

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Crassula solierii ''Crassula'' is a genus of succulent plants containing about 200 accepted species, including the popular jade plant (''Crassula ovata''). They are members of the stonecrop family (Crassulaceae) and are native to many parts of the globe, but cul ...

'' (smoothseed pygmyweed) *''

Crassula streyi ''Crassula'' is a genus of succulent plants containing about 200 accepted species, including the popular jade plant (''Crassula ovata''). They are members of the stonecrop family (Crassulaceae) and are native to many parts of the globe, but cult ...

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Crassula subaphylla ''Crassula subaphylla'' is a succulent plant belonging to the family Crassulaceae. It is widespread in the Karoo regions of South Africa and Namibia. Description A small, sparse, shrubby species. ''Crassula subaphylla'' is a small, dense to ...

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Crassula susannae ''Crassula'' is a genus of succulent plants containing about 200 accepted species, including the popular jade plant (''Crassula ovata''). They are members of the stonecrop family (Crassulaceae) and are native to many parts of the globe, but culti ...

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Crassula swaziensis ''Crassula'' is a genus of succulent plants containing about 200 accepted species, including the popular jade plant (''Crassula ovata''). They are members of the stonecrop family (Crassulaceae) and are native to many parts of the globe, but cul ...

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Crassula tecta ''Crassula tecta'' is a species of succulent plant in the genus ''Crassula'' native to South Africa. Easily confused with ''Crassula namaquensis'', this species has a compact growth habit forming clusters of round, blue-white leaves. Kept in culti ...

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Crassula tetragona ''Crassula tetragona'' is a succulent plant native to Southern Africa. It is widely distributed from the Orange River boundary of Namaqualand to beyond the Kei River in the Eastern Cape. "Tetragona" comes from the phyllotaxy of the leaves. It ...

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Crassula tetramera ''Crassula tetramera'' is a herb in the family Crassulaceae. The annual herb has an erect habit and typically grows to a height of . It is found on upper slopes and summits in the Great Southern, Wheatbelt and Goldfields-Esperance regions ...

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Crassula thunbergiana ''Crassula thunbergiana'' is a herb in the family Crassulaceae. The annual herb typically grows to a height of . It blooms between September and October producing white flowers. It not native to Western Australia but is found in disturbed are ...

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Crassula tillaea ''Crassula tillaea'' is a succulent plant known by its common names mossy stonecrop and moss pygmyweed. It is a small fleshy plant growing only a few centimeters in height. It is green when new and gradually turns orange and then deep red when ma ...

'' (moss pygmyweed) *''

Crassula umbella ''Crassula umbella'' is a succulent plant species in the genus ''Crassula''. It is endemic to the Cape Provinces of South Africa. Distribution ''Crassula umbella'' is found from the Richtersveld and western Karoo through to the Little Karoo t ...

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Crassula viridis ''Crassula'' is a genus of succulent plants containing about 200 accepted species, including the popular jade plant (''Crassula ovata''). They are members of the stonecrop family (Crassulaceae) and are native to many parts of the globe, but cult ...

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Crassula volkensii ''Crassula'' is a genus of succulent plants containing about 200 accepted species, including the popular jade plant (''Crassula ovata''). They are members of the stonecrop family (Crassulaceae) and are native to many parts of the globe, but cult ...

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 ''Sedum'' is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Crassulaceae, members of which are commonly known as stonecrops. The genus has been described as containing up to 600 species, subsequently reduced to 400–500. They are leaf succul ...

'' 'Little Missy,' a cultivar of ''Crassula pellucida'' var. ''marginalis'' "World of Succulents","Succulentopedia", Crassula 'Petite Bicolor', 2017. Online at https://worldofsucculents.com/crassula-petite-bicolor/ *''Crassula'' 'Tom Thumb'

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Crassula capensis ''Crassula'' is a genus of succulent plants containing about 200 accepted species, including the popular jade plant (''Crassula ovata''). They are members of the stonecrop family (Crassulaceae) and are native to many parts of the globe, but culti ...

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Crassula ciliata ''Crassula'' is a genus of succulent plants containing about 200 accepted species, including the popular jade plant (''Crassula ovata''). They are members of the stonecrop family (Crassulaceae) and are native to many parts of the globe, but cul ...

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Crassula fascicularis ''Crassula'' is a genus of succulent plants containing about 200 accepted species, including the popular jade plant (''Crassula ovata''). They are members of the stonecrop family (Crassulaceae) and are native to many parts of the globe, but culti ...

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Crassula spathulata ''Crassula spathulata'' (Spathula-leaf Crassula) is a creeping, succulent ground-cover, indigenous to the Eastern Cape Province and southern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the ...

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Crassula dichotoma ''Crassula dichotoma'' is a species of succulent plant in the genus '' Crassula''. It is endemic to the Fynbos Fynbos (; meaning fine plants) is a small belt of natural shrubland or heathland vegetation located in the Western Cape and Eas ...

References

Bibliography

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Species Plantarum ' (Latin for "The Species of Plants") is a book by Carl Linnaeus, originally published in 1753, which lists every species of plant known at the time, classified into genera. It is the first work to consistently apply binomial names and was the ...

External links

* {{Taxonbar, from=Q158253 Crassulaceae genera