Crassula multicava

Lemaire

Ill. Hort. 9: misc. 40. 1862,.

Treatment appears in FNA Volume 8. Treatment on page 155. Mentioned on page 151.
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Plants terrestrial, perennial. Stems erect or decumbent, reddish green in age, branched, 20–40 cm. Leaf blades obovate to broadly elliptic, 20–50 mm, apex obtuse or emarginate. Inflorescences lax, flowers 2 per node. Pedicels 3–8 mm. Flowers 4-merous; sepals broadly triangular, 1–2 mm, apex acute; petals narrowly triangular, 3–4 mm. Follicles erect, 12–20-seeded, obliquely lanceoloid; old follicles not seen. Seeds ellipsoid, 0.3–0.4 mm, rarely formed, other characters not known.


Phenology: Flowering Feb.
Habitat: Disturbed areas
Elevation: 0-50 m

Distribution

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Introduced; Calif., Africa (South Africa).

Discussion

Crassula multicava is reported from Monterey and San Mateo counties.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.