Crassula perfoliata

Crassula perfoliata is the type species of the nominative genus, Crassula, of the 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 Crassula.[1] It is a perennial, from S Africa.[2]

Crassula perfoliata
Crassula perfoliata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Crassulaceae
Genus: Crassula
Species:
C. perfoliata
Binomial name
Crassula perfoliata
Synonyms

Two varieties are recognized:[2]

Crassula perfoliata var. falcata has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. [3]

References

  1. Linnaeus 1753.
  2. WFO 2019.
  3. . RHS https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/4743/Crassula-perfoliata-var-falcata/Details. Retrieved 5 May 2020. Missing or empty |title= (help)

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