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Creusa ericoides (Haw.) P.V.Heath
Calyx 3: 103 1993
Family: CRASSULACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Crassula ericoides Haw.
Philos. Mag. J. 67: 30 1825

Creusa ericoides (Crassula ericoides) Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr
Habit at Kula Botanical Garden, Maui, Hawaii (USA). March 07, 2011.

Synonyms:

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Crassula ericoides Haw.
Philos. Mag. J. 67: 30 1825
Synonymy: 6 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Crassula ericoides subs. tortuosa Toelken
J. S. African Bot. 41: 103 1975 a.k.a "torulosa"
Synonymy: 2
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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Large whipcord
AFRIKAANS (Afrikaans): Heideplakkie
CHINESE (中文): 方鳞若绿

Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Crassula ericoides group

  • Crassula ericoides Haw.: has short leaves 3-7 x 1-3 mm densely arranged in four opposite ranks up the stem, rather like an Erica. Distribution: from Bredasdorp (Cape) to Eshowe in KwaZulu-Natal.
  • Crassula ericoides subs. tortuosa Toelken: is a prostrate form found at high altitudes in the mountains of the Little Karoo.

21300 star Forest Starr & Kim Starr
Habit at KiHana Nursery Kihei, Maui, Hawaii (USA). February 15, 2011. (Crassula ericoides) Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr
21298 star Forest Starr & Kim Starr
Leaves at KiHana Nursery Kihei, Maui, Hawaii (USA). February 15, 2011. (Crassula ericoides) Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr


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