Crassula namaquensis

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Ordo: Saxifragales

Familia: Crassulaceae
Subfamilia: Crassuloideae
Genus: Crassula
Subgenus: C. subg. Crassula
Sectio: C. sect. Argyrophylla

Species: Crassula namaquensis
Name

Crassula namaquensis Schönland & Baker f., J. Bot. 36: 367. 1898.
References

Journal of Botany, British and Foreign. London 36:367. 1898
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Crassula namaquensis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Crassula namaquensis. Published online. Accessed: Feb 11 2019.

Crassula namaquensis is a species of succulent plant in the genus Crassula native to South Africa.[1] Easily confused with some forms of Crassula tecta and Crassula sericea, this species has rounded to elongated leaves that are usually blue, covered in fine hairs, and form clumps.[2]
Subspecies

There are three accepted subspecies.[3]

Crassula namaquensis subsp. comptonii
Crassula namaquensis subsp. lutea
Crassula namaquensis subsp. namaquensis

References

"Crassula namaquensis". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Fred Dortort (19 November 2014). The Timber Press Guide to Succulent Plants of the World: A Comprehensive Reference to More than 2000 Species. Timber Press. p. 49. ISBN 978-1-60469-357-7.
Eggli, Urs (2012-12-06). Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants: Crassulaceae. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 978-3-642-55874-0.