Crassula arborescens
| Crassula arborescens | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Saxifragales |
| Family: | Crassulaceae |
| Genus: | Crassula |
| Species: | C. arborescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Crassula arborescens (Mill.) Willd.[1] | |
Crassula arborescens, the silver dollar plant, is a species of succulent plant in the Crassulaceae family. It is an endemic plant of the Western Cape, South Africa. It is a 2 to 4 ft (0.6 to 1.2 m) succulent shrub. It has round gray "Silver Dollar" leaves. It blooms in winter, with white to light pink flowers.[2] It is cultivated as an ornamental plant for use in drought tolerant and succulent gardens, and in container gardens. It is also suitable for growing indoors as a houseplant.
Foliage texture
Notes
- ↑ "Crassula arborescens". The Plant List. Retrieved 2016-09-21.
- ↑ San Marcos Growers - Plant Database: Crassula arborescens. Retrieved 2011-04-04.
References
- YL Liu, ZL Long, Y Gao, T Harada, (2007). Organ Formation and Plant Regeneration in vitro Tissue Culture of Crassula arborescens.
External links
Media related to Crassula arborescens at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Crassula arborescens at Wikispecies
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