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Tetraphyle parvula Eckl. & Zeyh.
Enum. Pl. Afric. Austral. [Ecklon & Zeyher] 294 1837
Family: CRASSULACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Crassula muscosa var. parvula (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Toelken
J. S. African Bot. 41: 111 1975

Synonyms:

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Crassula muscosa L.
Pl. Rar. Afr. 10. 1760 [20 Dec 1760]
Synonymy: 26 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Crassula muscosa var. obtusifolia (Harv.) G.D.Rowley
Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 40(2): 53. 1978
Synonymy: 5 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Crassula muscosa var. parvula (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Toelken
J. S. African Bot. 41: 111 1975
Synonymy: 4 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Crassula muscosa var. polpodacea (Eckl. & Zeyh.) G.D.Rowley
Synonymy: 5
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Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Crassula muscosa group

  • Crassula lycopodioides var. variegata E.Lamb: silver-grey variety. It is particularly attractive.
  • Crassula muscosa L.: subshrubs 100-400 mm tall, erect or decumbent, the wiry branching stems slightly woody, covered by four ranks of triangular, scaly leaves. Distribution: karoo areas, Namaqualand and southern Namibia.
  • Crassula muscosa f. cristata: its stems that develops odd crested growth in the apex.
  • Crassula muscosa var. obtusifolia (Harv.) G.D.Rowley: has woody branches with tufted habit and does not exceed 100-150 mm high. Leaves subrotund or deltoid, mostly obtuse. Distribution: Cedarberg to the Orange River.
  • Crassula muscosa var. parvula (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Toelken: is a small plants with tufted habit 100-150 mm high. Distribution: Uniondale, Grahamstown and Middelbure in the Eastern Cape.
  • Crassula muscosa var. polpodacea (Eckl. & Zeyh.) G.D.Rowley: has sinuous or decumbent more slender branches 30-50 cm long, the yellowish-green leaves adpressed to the stem and smaller. Distribution: Willowmore, Port Elizabeth and King William's Town.

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