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Silver Dollar Plant
Silver Dollar Plant
Crassula arborescens
Plantae
RARE

Stats

Lifespan
Perennial
Size
Medium
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Arid shrubland
Range
South Africa
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Toxins
Status
Rare

About

This succulent shrub grows among the rocky slopes of the Western Cape. Its round leaves store enough water to survive six months without any rainfall.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Saxifragales
Family
Crassulaceae
Genus
Crassula
Species
Crassula arborescens