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Crassula ovata, commonly known as jade plant, lucky plant, money plant or money tree, is a succulent plant with small pink or white flowers that is native to the KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape provinces of South Africa, and Mozambique; it is common as a houseplant worldwide. [2]
Crassula is a genus of succulent plants containing about 200 accepted species, [1] including the popular jade plant (Crassula ovata).They are members of the stonecrop family (Crassulaceae) and are native to many parts of the globe, but cultivated varieties originate almost exclusively from species from the Eastern Cape of South Africa.
The Crassulaceae (/ ˈ k r æ s j uː l eɪ s iː ˌ iː,-s i ˌ aɪ /, from Latin crassus, thick), also known as the crassulas, the stonecrops or the orpine family, are a diverse family of dicotyledon angiosperms primarily characterized by succulent leaves and a form of photosynthesis known as crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM), in which plants photosynthesize in the daytime and exchange ...
Crassula alata (Viv.) A.Berger; Crassula alba Forssk. Crassula alcicornis Schönland; Crassula alpestris L.f. Crassula alsinoides (Hook.f.) Engl. Crassula alstonii Marloth; Crassula alticola R.Fern. Crassula ammophila Toelken; Crassula ankaratrensis Desc. Crassula anso-lerouxiae van Jaarsv. Crassula aphylla Schönland & Baker f. Crassula ...
English: Crassula ovata, commonly known as jade plant, lucky plant, money plant or money tree, is a succulent plant with small pink or white flowers that is native to the KwaZulu-Natal province and Eastern Cape of South Africa and Mozambique, and is common as a houseplant worldwide.
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A flower and buds of a jade plant (Crassula ovata), a succulent plant native to South Africa, but now popular around the world as a houseplant. Jades are evergreen plants, with leaves the color of jade, hence the common name. Under the right conditions, they may produce small white or pink star-like flowers in early spring.Photo: Noodle snacks
A sign for Crassula rupestris at the University of Helsinki Botanical Garden. The roots for the binomial name are crassus (thick, fat) and rupestris (living on cliffs or rocks) This list of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names is intended to help those unfamiliar with classical languages to understand and remember the ...