NATALENSIS Schönland, 1897
Synonyms :
Crassula rubescens Schönland & Baker f. (1898)
Crassula sessilifolia Baker f. (1903)
Crassula rubescens var. intermedia Schönland (1929)
Crassula rubescens var. laxa Schönland (1920)
Section Rosulares
Distribution : Lesotho, SA (Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal); grassland on rock outcrops.
Description (according to E. van Jaarsveld in IHSP, 2003) :
Rosulate biennials, solitary or proliferating from the base to form small clusters, to 40 cm tall (incl. inflorescence).
Roots fibrous.
Leaves 10 - 60 x 5 - 15 mm, flattened, obovate to elliptic, glabrous, green to reddish when exposed, upper face flat to slightly channelled, lower face convex, margin ciliate, tips blunt.
Inflorescences terminal round-topped thyrses with 1 to few dichasia.
Flowers pedicellate, sepals to 2.5 mm, triangular, margins sparingly toothed, tips with apical sturdy hairs, corolla white, tubular, to 4 mm, petals oblong-elliptic, to 3 mm, fused shortly at the base, spreading to recurved, tips rounded and slightly cucullate, anthers reddish-brown.
Flowering time : Mid-summer to autumn.