Crassula arborescens

Silver dollar plant
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Order:Saxifragales
Family:Crassulaceae
Genus:Crassula
Species: C. arborescens
Binomial name
Crassula arborescens

Crassula arborescens, the silver jade, silver dollar plant, beestebul, Chinese jade, money plant, or money tree,[2] is a species of succulent plant in the Crassulaceae family. It is an endemic plant of the Western Cape, South Africa. It is a 2 to 4 ft (0.6 to 1.2 m) succulent shrub. It has round gray "Silver Dollar" leaves. It blooms in winter, with white to pink flowers.[3][4] It is cultivated as an ornamental plant for use in drought tolerant and succulent gardens, and in container gardens. It is also suitable for growing indoors as a houseplant.

Notes

  1. ↑ "Crassula arborescens". The Plant List. Retrieved 2016-09-21.
  2. ↑ https://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/338/
  3. ↑ http://pza.sanbi.org/crassula-arborescens
  4. ↑ San Marcos Growers - Plant Database: Crassula arborescens. Retrieved 2011-04-04.

References

  • YL Liu, ZL Long, Y Gao, T Harada, (2007). Organ Formation and Plant Regeneration in vitro Tissue Culture of Crassula arborescens.

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