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Crassula setulosa
setulosa
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15 km south of Cashel, growing with C. swaziensis.
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| Frequency: | Locally frequent |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Perennial somewhat succulent herb, branching from the base, sometimes forming small, dense cushions or pendulous. Basal leaves, congested, rosette-like, ovate to oblong, up to 3.5 cm long, appressed hairy on both sides; leaves along the branches much smaller, margins set with stiff cilia. Flowers in dense, sub-capitate inflorescences. Flowers white, rarely red. |
| Notes: | Two forms occur. The description above is for f. setulosa F. latipetala R. Fern. differs in having larger flowers with broader, rounded corolla lobes. It is known only from the type from Mt Pene in the Chimanimani area where it is recorded as a herb forming dense clusters on top of rocky places near moist forests. |
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| Habitat: | On rocks in woodland, and mist-belt forest. Also in shelter of rocks in montane grassland. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Malawi, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Eswatini, Lesotho and South Africa. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | C,E |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Saturday 25 July 2009 |
| Literature: |
Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 17. as Crassula setulosa setulosa forma latipetala Fernandes, R. (1983). Crassulaceae Flora Zambesiaca 7(1) Pages 22 - 23. under forma setulosa and forma latipetala Golding, J.S. (ed.) (2002). Zimbabwe Plant Red Data List. Southern African Plant Red Data Lists. SABONET 14 Page 179. Mapaura, A. (2002). Endemic Plant Species of Zimbabwe. Kirkia 18(1) Page 136. as forma latipetala Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 38. as forma latipetala |
Other sources of information about Crassula setulosa var. setulosa:
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Flora of Malawi: Crassula setulosa var. setulosaFlora of Mozambique: Crassula setulosa var. setulosa
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Crassula setulosaAfrican Plant Database: Crassula setulosa
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Crassula setulosa
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Crassula setulosa
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Crassula setulosa
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iNaturalist: Crassula setulosa
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Crassula setulosa
JSTOR Plant Science: Crassula setulosa
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Crassula setulosa
Plants of the World Online: Crassula setulosa
Tropicos: Crassula setulosa
Wikipedia: Crassula setulosa
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