Crassula perfoliata
Type species of genus Crassula in Crassulaceae (stonecrop) family of flowering plants / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Crassula perfoliata is the type species of the genus Crassula, in the flowering plant family Crassulaceae, where it is placed in the subfamily Crassuloideae. It was first formally described by Linnaeus in 1753 as one of 10 species of Crassula.[1] It is native to South Africa, Mozambique, Eswatini, and Zimbabwe.[2]
Crassula perfoliata | |
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C. perfoliata var. falcata | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Saxifragales |
Family: | Crassulaceae |
Genus: | Crassula |
Species: | C. perfoliata |
Binomial name | |
Crassula perfoliata | |
Synonyms | |
Four varieties are recognized:[2]
- Crassula perfoliata var. coccinea (Sweet) G.D.Rowley
- C. perfoliata var. falcata (J.C.Wendl.) Toelken
- C. perfoliata var. heterotricha (Schinz) Toelken
- Crassula perfoliata var. perfoliata
Crassula perfoliata var. falcata, known as the airplane plant or airplane propellers, has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3] Growing to 1 m (3.3 ft) tall and broad, this succulent evergreen subshrub has grey erect leaves and scarlet flowers in summer. As it does not tolerate freezing temperatures, in temperate zones it must be grown under glass using a cactus compost.
The Latin specific epithet perfoliata means "with the leaves surrounding the stem".[4]