Crassula perforata

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Crassula perforata
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Crassula perforata, with its characteristically elongated inflorescence.
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Crassulaceae
Genus: Crassula
Species:
C. perforata
Binomial name
Crassula perforata
Thunb. (1778)

Crassula perforata is a succulent plant native to the Cape Provinces and KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.

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Description

C. perforata grows long, unbranched, rambling stems. It looks similar to its close relative, Crassula rupestris , but C. perforata has a long inflorescence, with many tiny cream flowers, and it flowers between November and April. ( Crassula rupestris has a dense and rounded inflorescence that has leaf-like bracts at its base, and it flowers between June and October).

Distribution

C. perforata occurs in thicket vegetation and rocky slopes, from near Worcester in the west, to as far east as central KwaZulu-Natal. [1]

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References

  1. "Crassula perforata". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 23 November 2014.