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Tetraphyle columnaris var. prolifera (Friedrich) P.V.Heath
Calyx 3(3): 107 (1993)
Family: CRASSULACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Crassula columnaris subs. prolifera Friedrich
Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 11: 334 1974

Tetraphyle columnaris var. prolifera (Crassula columnaris subs. prolifera) Photo by: © Plantemania
In habitat, Republic of South Africa. Plants are variously coloured to blend in with the harsh, dry and rocky environment in which they grow. But all this fine mimicry is lost when a plant is moved out of its natural environment. Under more humid conditions the typical ball form is modified through the elongation of the stem into a small but erect green column on which the leaves are no longer closely packed but rather loosely arranged.

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Crassula columnaris Thunb.
Nova Acta Phys.-Med. Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 6: 329, 335. 1778
Synonymy: 4 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Crassula columnaris subs. prolifera Friedrich
Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 11: 334 1974
Synonymy: 4
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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Leather Button, Shaving Brush
AFRIKAANS (Afrikaans): Sentkannetjie

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

  • Crassula columnaris Thunb.: plants remain unbranched. Lower keaf-face not keeled, tip rounded. Distribution: Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, Western Cape.
  • Crassula columnaris subs. prolifera Friedrich: plants are much branched at the base. Lower leaf-face with a distinct keel. Tip mucronate. Distribution: Namaqualand, Bushmanland (Northern Cape, Republic of South Africa) and southern Namibia.

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