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Crassula lanceolata
transvaalensis
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Bunga Views, Vumba
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Mt Engwa, Himalaya Range
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Mt Engwa, Himalaya Range
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Mt Chinaka, Juliasdale
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Mt Chinaka, Juliasdale
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Besna Kobila farm, Matobo
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Besna Kobila farm, Matobo
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Besna Kobila farm, Matobo
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| Synonyms: |
Crassula schimperi Fisch. & C.A. Mey. subsp. transvaalensis (Kuntze) R. Fern. var. transvaalensis Crassula subulata (Hook.) Harv. Tillaea subulata (Hook.) Britten |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Small perennial herb, often resembling a moss or Lycopodium species, with prostrate, ascending or suberect stems, sometimes woody near the base in larger specimens. Leaves may be succulent or not, linear-lanceolate, light green, turning reddish-brown in drier situations. Flowers minute, borne among the leaves along the stems. |
| Notes: | Subsp. lanceolata has thinner, more prostrate stems, rooting at the nodes. The leaves are softer and smaller and it is more restricted to montane habitats. |
| Derivation of specific name: | lanceolata: lance-shaped; lanceolate |
| Habitat: | In rock crevices and on shallow soils overlying rock, or in sandy soils in savannah woodland. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Angola, Namibia, Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Eswatini, Lesotho and South Africa |
| Botswana distribution: | |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 16. As Crassula schimperi transvaalensis transvaalensis Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 10. As Crassula schimperi transvaalensis transvaalensis Fernandes, R. (1983). Crassulaceae Flora Zambesiaca 7(1) Pages 7 - 10. As Crassula schimperi transvaalensis transvaalensis (Includes a picture). Kirby, G. (2013). Wild Flowers of Southeast Botswana Struik Nature, Cape Town South Africa Page 350. (Includes a picture). 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 37. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 52. Siebert, S. & Mössmer, M. (Editors) (2002). SABONET Southern Mozambique Expedition 2001; Provisional Plant Checklist of the Maputo Elephant Reserve (MER) and Licuati Forest Reserve (LFR) SABONET News 7(1) Page 25. As Crassula lanceolata Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 91. |
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Flora of Mozambique: Crassula lanceolata subsp. transvaalensisFlora of Zimbabwe: Crassula lanceolata subsp. transvaalensis
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Crassula lanceolataBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Crassula lanceolata
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Crassula lanceolata
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Crassula lanceolata
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iNaturalist: Crassula lanceolata
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Crassula lanceolata
JSTOR Plant Science: Crassula lanceolata
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Crassula lanceolata
Plants of the World Online: Crassula lanceolata
Tropicos: Crassula lanceolata
Wikipedia: Crassula lanceolata
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