Stats

Lifespan

Annual

Size

Tiny

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Arid shrubland

Range

Southern Africa

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Camouflage

Status

Rare

About

This succulent grows in rocky crevices across southern and eastern Africa. Its stems sprout tiny roots at every joint to clone itself whenever they touch soil.

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 expansa