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Crassula perfoliata var. falcata

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Airplane plant
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Crassulaceae
Genus: Crassula
Species:
Variety:
C. p. var. falcata
Trinomial name
Crassula perfoliata var. falcata
(J.C.Wendl.) Toelken
Synonyms[1]
  • Crassula decussata DC. (1828)
  • Crassula falcata J.C.Wendl. (1798)
  • Crassula falcata Dum.Cours. (1802), nom. illeg.
  • Crassula falx Linding. (1936), no Latin descr.
  • Crassula perfoliata var. minor (Haw.) G.D.Rowley (1978)
  • Crassula retroflexa Meerb. (1798), nom. illeg.
  • Crassula swellingrebliana DC. (1828)
  • Larochea falcata (J.C.Wendl.) Pers. (1805)
  • Larochea falcata var. minor Haw. (1821)
  • Rochea falcata (J.C.Wendl.) DC. (1802)

Crassula perfoliata var. falcata (synonym Crassula falcata), known by the common names airplane plant and propeller plant, is a succulent plant endemic to South Africa, from the Cape of Good Hope.

Description

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The foliage is gray-green with striking texture, on plants that grow to 2 feet (0.61 m) tall. The flowers are tiny and scarlet red, that rise in dense clusters above the foliage for a month in summer.

Cultivation

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Crassula falcata is cultivated for use in drought tolerant and succulent gardens, and in container gardens.[2][3][4]

References

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  1. ^ Crassula perfoliata var. falcata (J.C.Wendl.) Toelken. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 26 2023.
  2. ^ Crassula, a grower's guide, Gordon Rowley, 2003. ISBN 88-900511-1-6
  3. ^ Crassulas in cultivation, Vera Higgins, 1964, Blandford Press Ltd.
  4. ^ San Marcos Growers - Habit and Cultural Information: Crassula falcata (Crassula perfoliata var. minor) . accessed 4.4.2011