Definitions

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  • proper noun A taxonomic genus within the family Crassulaceae — the crassulas.

Etymologies

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From Latin crassus ("thick"). Named by botanist Carl von Linnaeus (1707-1778).

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Examples

  • Again I couldn't make out what Wilkonson was saying, but I left with a weird-looking succulent called a Crassula cornuta.

    There's Something In A Sunday Muller, Marcia 1989

  • Three Crassula arborescens ‘Silver Dollar’ cuttings for $3.95.

    Gifts on Etsy for gardening and nature lovers « Sugar Creek Gardens’ Blog 2009

  • As is the case with the aforementioned genera, most endemics, including several species in each of Conophytum, Tylecodon, and Crassula, are exclusively associated with quartz field habitats.

    Succulent Karoo 2008

  • Many species of Plakkies (Crassula spp.) as well as succulent herbs and grasses also occur.

    Albany thickets 2008

  • Vygieveld is the most widespread vegetation type – a dwarf to low shrubland ranging from less than 25 centimeters (cm) to less than 50 cm in height dominated by leaf succulents, notably Crassula spp. and members of the Mesembryanthemaceae family (known in the vernacular as the vygie family).

    Succulent Karoo 2008

  • Lithops spp. (all Mesembryanthemaceae) in the Sperrgebiet and Richtersveld, and species in the following genera in the Tanqua Karoo: Augea, Cephalophyllum, Crassula, Pleiospilos, Psilocaulon, Hereroa, Rhinephyllum, Ruschia, and Sphalmanthus.

    Succulent Karoo 2008

  • Other species include Kerky bush (Crassula ovata), large honeythorn (Lycium austrinum), jacketplum (Pappea capensis), Euclea undulata, Rhizogum obovatum, Grewia robusta, Aloe spp.,

    Albany thickets 2008

  • Species endemism is relatively low, with much of this endemism being restricted to succulent genera such as Euphorbia, Crassula, Delosperma and Aloe.

    Maputaland-Pondoland bushland and thickets 2008

  • The scarlet paintbrush (Crassula falcata) from the Little Karoo region typifies the hotspot's unique plant diversity, which is at risk due to invasive species, habitat loss, and climate change.

    Biological diversity in the Succulent Karoo 2008

  • There has also been considerable diversification in many other succulent plant lineages, including the Crassulaceae (Crassula and Tylecodon), Aloaceae (Haworthia and Aloe), Apocynaceae (Stapelieae), and Euphorbia.

    Succulent Karoo 2008

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