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Crassula is a of plants containing about 200 accepted , including the popular jade plant ( ). 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 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.


Selected species
  • Crassula alpestris (Sand-Coated Crassula)
  • Crassula alstonii
  • Crassula aquatica (common pigmyweed, water pygmyweed)
  • Crassula arborescens (silver dollar plant, beestebul)
  • Crassula atropurpurea
  • Crassula ausensis
    • Crassula ausensis ssp. titanopsis
  • '']]
  • (rattlesnake tail, wurmplakkie)
  • Crassula biplanata
  • Crassula brevifolia
  • Crassula capitella '' 'Campfire']]
    • Crassula capitella ssp. thyrsiflora ( aanteel-poprosie) 'Red Pagoda' ssp. thyrsiflora'' 'Red Pagoda']]
  • Crassula closiana
  • Crassula colligata
  • Crassula colorata (dense stonecrop)
  • Crassula columella ( silinderplakkie)
  • Crassula columnaris ( koesnaatjie)
  • (sand pygmyweed)
  • Crassula corallina '']]
  • Crassula cotyledonis
  • Crassula cultrata ( plakkiebos)
  • Crassula deceptor
  • Crassula decumbens (scilly pigmyweed)
  • Crassula deltoidea (silver beads, gruisplakkie)
  • (elegant crassula)
  • Crassula glomerata
  • (swamp stonecrop)
  • (tailor's patch, Knysna crassula)
  • Crassula marnieriana
  • Crassula moschata (musky stonecrop, shore stonecrop)
  • Crassula multicava (fairy crassula)
  • (rattail crassula, watch chain, lizard's tail, zipper plant; syn. C. lycopodioides)
  • Crassula namaquensis
    • C. namaquensis ssp. comptonii
  • Crassula nudicaulis var. herrei'']]
    • C. nudicaulis var. herrei
    • C. nudicaulis var. platyphylla
  • ('jade' plant, 'money plant); syn. C. argentea, C. portulacea
    • C. ovata var. cristata
    • C. ovata var. monstruosa
    • C. ovata undulata ('ripple jade', 'wavy jade')
  • Crassula peduncularis (purple stonecrop)
  • Crassula pellucida
    • C. pellucida var. marginalis
  • Crassula perfoliata
    • C. perfoliata var. falcata (propeller plant)
  • Crassula perforata (string of buttons, sosatieplakkie)
  • Crassula picturata
  • Crassula pubescens (Jersey pigmyweed)
    • Crassula pubescens ssp. radicans
    • Crassula pubescens ssp. rattrayi
  • Crassula rubricaulis
  • Crassula rupestris (rosary plant, kebab bush, concertina plant, sosatiebos, inrygertjie)
    • C. rupestris ssp. marnierana
  • Crassula sarcocaulis (bonsai crassula)
  • Crassula sarmentosa
  • Crassula setulosa (South African pygmyweed)
  • Crassula sieberiana (Austral stonecrop)
  • Crassula subaphylla
  • Crassula tetragona
  • Crassula tetramera
  • Crassula thunbergiana
  • (moss pygmyweed)


List of selected cultivars
  • Crassula 'Buddha's Temple'
  • Crassula 'Coralita'
  • Crassula 'Dorothy'
  • Crassula 'Emerald'
  • Crassula 'Fallwood'
  • Crassula 'Hummel's Sunset'
  • Crassula 'Ivory Pagoda'
  • Crassula 'Justus Corderoy'
  • Crassula 'Morgan's Beauty'
  • Crassula 'Moonglow'
  • Crassula 'Petite Bicolor,' sometimes sold as 'Little Missy' or 'Mini Kitty', a cultivar of Crassula pellucida var. marginalis"World of Succulents","Succulentopedia", Crassula 'Petite Bicolor' Https://worldofsucculents.com/crassula-petite-bicolor/< /ref> 'Calico Kitten'
  • Crassula 'Springtime'
  • Crassula 'Tom Thumb'

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Bibliography
  • , see also Species Plantarum


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