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Crassula congesta (Crassula congesta)

Description

Crassula congesta is a dwarf monocarpic biennial succulent, meaning that it usually lives for only two years in the wild and dies after flowering. It usually grows up to 4 inches (10 cm) in height but sometimes taller in shadier spots and always has only a single stem. The highly succulent leaves are up to 1.2 inches (3 cm) long, tightly packed in the shape of an X around the stem. The inflorescence consists of a capitulum (a head-like inflorescence), densely packed with sweet-smelling tubular creamy white flowers, up to 0.4 inch (1 cm) long and flaring towards the opening.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: Tracheophyta

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Saxifragales

            • Family: Crassulaceae

              • Genus: Crassula