Crassula argentea
Nova Acta Phys.-Med. Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 6: 329, 337. 1778 ,.
Common names: Jade plant
Plants terrestrial, perennial. Stems erect, silvery in age, moderately branched, 30–50 cm. Leaf-blades obovate, 20–70 mm, apex obtuse to retuse. Inflorescences compact, flowers 2 per node. Pedicels 8–12 mm. Flowers 4-merous; sepals (erect), triangular, 0.5 mm, apex acute; petals oblong-lanceolate, ca. 10 mm. Follicles erect, seed number not known, ovoid; old follicles erect, boatshaped. Seeds not seen.
Phenology: Flowering Mar–Jun.
Habitat: Edges of lagoons, sand dunes, disturbed areas
Elevation: 0-100 m
Distribution
Introduced; Calif., s Africa
Discussion
Crassula argentea is reported from Los Angeles and San Diego counties.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
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dehiscent +
dense +
not spurred +
obovate +
laminar +
fleshy +
not circumscissile +
sessile +
opposite +
connate +
coiled +
Jade plant +
not circumscissile +
straight +
oily +
scant +
free +
4-merous +
symmetric +
erect +
bisexual +
erect +
boat-shaped +
ascending;erect +
absent +
true +
rounded +
submarginal +
anatropous +
absent +
whitish +
distinct +
4;5 +
oblong-lanceolate +
10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br /> (?) +
absent +
(3-)4-5(-12)[-30+]-carpellate +
distinct +
4;5 +
Nova Acta Phys.-Med. Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. +
1753 +
brownish +
1;20 +
papillate +
not ovoid +
connate +
4;5 +
triangular +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (?) +
alike +
antipetalous +
branched +
silvery +
flowering +
erect +
succulent +
alike +
capitate +
4;5 +
absent +
distinct +
terminal +
4;5 +
2+ times shorter than ovary +
Crassula argentea +
Crassula +
species +
1-seeded +
not conspicuous +
perennial +
terrestrial +
glabrous +
not viviparous +
succulent +
dehiscent +