Crassula perfoliata

Crassula perfoliata
C. perfoliata var. falcata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Crassulaceae
Genus: Crassula
Species:
C. perfoliata
Binomial name
Crassula perfoliata
Synonyms
List
    • Rochea perfoliata var. alba (Haw.) Sweet
    • Rochea perfoliata (Linné) DC.
    • Rochea falcata var. acuminata Eckl. & Zeyh.
    • Larochea perfoliata var. alba Haw.
    • Larochea perfoliata (Linné) Haw.
    • Crassula perfoliata var. albiflora Harv.
    • Crassula pallida Bak.

Crassula perfoliata is the type species of the genus Crassula, in the succulent/flowering plant family Crassulaceae, where it is placed in the subfamily Crassuloideae. Formally described by Linnaeus in 1753 as one of 10 species of Crassula, the plant is endemic to Southern Africa, where it may be found in Eswatini, Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe.

Crassula perfoliata var. falcata, known as the airplane plant or airplane propellers, is arguably the best-known in cultivation; this popular variety has gained the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Award of Garden Merit.

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