EXPANSA ssp. EXPANSA (engl./ fr.)
Synonyms :
Crassula prostrata Thunberg (1794)
Crassula parviflora E.Meyer ex Drège (1843)
Crassula albicaulis Harvey (1862)
Crassula expansa var. longifolia R.Fernandes (1978)
Crassula maputensis R.Fernandes (1978)
Distribution : SA (KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Cape, Eastern Cape, Western Cape)
Description (by E. van Jaarsveld in IHSP, 2003) :
Spreading delicate mat-forming perennials to 6 cm tall and 50 cm in diameter.
Roots fibrous.
Branches green to reddish, glabrous, to 2.5 mm in diameter, rooting at the nodes.
Leaves sessile, flat, 6 – 12 x 4 -6 mm, obovate to linear obovate or rarely nearly terete (Northern Cape forms), green, often shiny, upper face flat, lower face convex, margin often reddish with a ring of hydathodes, base cuneate, tip acute.
Flowers axillary, solitary, pedicels 6 – 18 mm, sepals 2 – 5 mm, linear, corolla stellate, 4 x 6 mm in diameter, white, often tinged red.
Cytology : 2n = 32
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Synonymes :
Crassula prostrata Thunberg (1794)
Crassula parviflora E. Meyer ex Drège (1843)
Crassula albicaulis Harvey (1862)
Crassula expansa var. longifolia R. Fernandes (1978)
Crassula maputensis R. Fernandes (1978)
Distribution : Afrique du Sud (KwaZulu-Natal, Cap-Nord, Cap-Oriental, Cap-Occidental).
Description (par E. van Jaarsveld dans IHSP, 2003) :
Plante vivace délicate et tapissante, haute de 6 cm, et de 50 cm de diamètre.
Racines fibreuses.
Branches vertes à rougeâtres, jusqu'à 2,5 mm de diamètre, s'enracinant à partir des nœuds.
Feuilles sessiles, plates, 6 – 12 x 4 -6 mm, obovales à linéaires-obovales ou rarement de section presque ronde (chez les formes du Cap-Nord), vertes, souvent brillantes, dessus plat, dessous convexe, marge souvent rougeâtre avec rangée d'hydathodes, base cunée, extrémité aiguë.
Fleurs axillaires, solitaires, pédicelles 6 – 18 mm, sépales 2 – 5 mm, linéaires, corolle en étoile, 4 x 6 mm de diamètre, blanche, souvent teintée de rouge.
Cytologie : 2n = 32
In habitat : Grootmis - C. expansa in shade :
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In sun :
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North end of Bokkeveld Plateau :
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Photos Chris Rodgerson
Near Oudtshoorn :
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Photo Ryan Helen
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On the granite domes of Rietpoort, Namaqualand.
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North of the town Clanwilliam.
Au nord de la ville de Clanwilliam.
Photos Etwin Aslander
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C. expansa ssp expansa in sand dunes near Maitland River Mouth, outskirts of Port Elizabeth, with a number of other succulents.
C. expansa ssp expansa en dunes de sable, près de l'embouchure de la Maitland River, environs de Port Elizabeth, en compagnie d'autres succulentes.
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