''Curio crassulifolius'', also known as blue fingers, is a

succulent 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'' comes from the Latin word ''sucus'', meani ...

in the family

Asteraceae Asteraceae () is a large family (biology), family of flowering plants that consists of over 32,000 known species in over 1,900 genera within the Order (biology), order Asterales. The number of species in Asteraceae is rivaled only by the Orchi ...

that is native to

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic O ...

Description

''Curio crassulifolius'' is related to both ''

Curio talinoides ''Curio talinoides'', syn. ''Senecio mandraliscae'', also known as blue straws, blue chalksticks, dassieharpuis, or narrow-leaf chalk sticks, is a succulent plant of the family Asteraceae that is native to South Africa. The origin of this plant i ...

'' and ''

Curio repens ''Curio repens'' (syn. ''Senecio serpens'') is a species of succulent groundcover plant in the genus ''Curio'', in the Asteraceae family. Commonly named blue chalksticks, blue chalk fingers and also snake ragwort, it is frequently used in Mediter ...

'', but is closer to ''C. repen''s. Leaves are round and short in shape, blue in colour but would have reddish and purplish tones. Flowers are creamy white and sometimes yellow.Curio crassulifolius (DC.) P.V.Heath (= Senecio crassulifolius (DC.) Sch.Bip., Kleinia crassulifolia DC.)
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Image showing the difference between 'crassifolius' and 'repens'
{{Taxonbar, from=Q56641317 crassulifolius Flora of Southern Africa Garden plants of Southern Africa