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Purgosea rupestris (L.f.) Don
Gen. Hist. 3: 105 1834
Family: CRASSULACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Crassula rupestris L.f.
Suppl. Pl. 189 1782 L.

Purgosea rupestris (Crassula rupestris) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

Synonyms:

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Crassula rupestris L.f.
Suppl. Pl. 189 1782
Synonymy: 3 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Crassula rupestris subs. commutata (Friedrich) Toelken
J. S. African Bot. 41: 116 1975
Synonymy: 2 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Crassula rupestris subs. marnieriana (Huber & H.Jacobsen) Toelken
J. S. African Bot. 41: 116 1975
Synonymy: 2 Cultivars (1):
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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Rosary plant, Kebab bush, Concertina plant, Rock Crassula, Rosary Vine, Necklace Vine
AFRIKAANS (Afrikaans): Sosatiebos, Inrygertjie, Bergkraaltjies
CHINESE (中文): 翠星
DANISH (Dansk): Kinesiske penge
GERMAN (Deutsch): Felsen-Dickblatt
RUSSIAN (Русский): Крассула скальная

Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Crassula rupestris group

  • Crassula rupestris L.f.: has erect, spreading or decumbent stems up to 500 mm long; leaves brownish-purple with red or yellow margin. Distribution: West to the Fish River valley in the E. Cape.
  • Crassula rupestris subs. commutata (Friedrich) Toelken: has leaves less than 4 mm, scarcely fused, internodes visible, stems not rooting when reaching the ground. Distribution: mountains of the lower Orange River.
  • Crassula rupestris subs. marnieriana (Huber & H.Jacobsen) Toelken: has rooting, dwarf stems with leaves so close together that the stems appear columnar. Distribution: Swartberg and Anysberg in the Western Cape karoo.
  • Crassula rupestris subs. marnieriana cv. Contorta: has stems not linear cylindrical like in the standard type but variously twisted, bent and gnarled.

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Purgosea rupestris (Crassula rupestris) Photo by: Giuseppe Distefano
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