Species Crassula atropurpurea
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Etymology of Crassula:
La. crassus = thick; -ula = diminutive; referring to the fleshy succulent leaves.
Etymology of atropurpurea:
From the Latin atro = 'dark' and pupurea = 'purple'
Scientific name:
Crassula atropurpurea (Haw.) D. Dietr.
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Shrublet to 60 cm, branches fleshy to woody. Leaves opposite, oblanceolate to obovate, usually hariy and papillate, margins horny. Flowers in globular clusters forming elongate panicles, tubular, cream, c. 4 mm long. Oct.--Dec. Rocky slopes, NW, SW, KM, LB, SE (S Namibia and Karoo to Port Elizabeth).
Observations of Taxon
Crassula atropurpurea var. watermeyeri
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Name of observer:
Riaan de Villiers (David)
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Crassula atropurpurea
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Yvette van Wijk (Yvette)
Date observed:
25/02/2006 - 3:49pm
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Crassula atropurpurea
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Nick Helme (David)
Date observed:
26/09/2015 - 1:34pm
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Crassula atropurpurea
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Cameron McMaster (David)
Date observed:
07/09/2012 - 11:25am
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Crassula atropurpurea
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Name of observer:
Cameron McMaster (David)
Date observed:
07/09/2012 - 11:39am
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