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Crassula hirta Thunb.
Fl. Cap. (Thunberg) 1: 284 1811
Family: CRASSULACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Crassula nudicaulis L.
Sp. Pl. 283 1753 L.

Crassula hirta Photo by: Giuseppe Distefano

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Crassula nudicaulis L.
Sp. Pl. 283 1753
Synonymy: 18 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Crassula nudicaulis var. herrei (Friedrich) Toelken
J. S. African Bot. 41: 113 1975
Synonymy: 3 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Crassula nudicaulis var. platyphylla (Harv.) Toelken
J. S. African Bot. 41: 113 1975
Synonymy: 3
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Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Crassula nudicaulis group

  • Crassula hirta Thunb.: (var. nudicaulis) has long, fleshy, leaves more or less covered by white hairs, but variability among individuals is evident and no two plants look the same. Distribution: Cape of Good Hope.
  • Crassula nudicaulis L.: (var. nudicaulis) leaves are oblong-elliptic and 50-80 mm long. The typical variety represents a variable complex. Distribution: S-W Cape to the E Cape, Free State, Lesotho and KwaZulu-Natal.
  • Crassula nudicaulis var. herrei (Friedrich) Toelken: has a shrubby habit up to 100-250 mm tall wit very thick glabrous leaves 30-40 mm long and semi-circular in section. The flowers are directed upwards. Distribution: Western Cape to the Orange River.
  • Crassula nudicaulis var. platyphylla (Harv.) Toelken: has bluish-grey, broadly oblong to orbicular leaves with marginal cilia. Distribution: mountains bordering the southern Great Karoo.


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