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Crassula perforata

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Crassula perforata
Crassula perforata, with its characteristically elongated inflorescence.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Crassulaceae
Genus: Crassula
Species:
C. perforata
Binomial name
Crassula perforata
Thunb. (1778)

Crassula perforata is a succulent plant native to the Cape Provinces and KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.

Description

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C. perforata grows long, unbranched, rambling stems. It looks similar to its close relative, Crassula rupestris, but C. perforata has a long inflorescence, with many tiny cream flowers, and it flowers between November and April. (Crassula rupestris has a dense and rounded inflorescence that has leaf-like bracts at its base, and it flowers between June and October).

Distribution

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C. perforata occurs in thicket vegetation and rocky slopes, from near Worcester in the west, to as far east as central KwaZulu-Natal.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Crassula perforata". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 23 November 2014.