Crassula sarmentosa
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Jevington rd, near Tony's Coffee Shop, Vumba.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Jevington rd, near Tony's Coffee Shop, Vumba.
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| Frequency: | Local |
| Status: | Probably introduced |
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Trailing or climbing perennial herb with stems up to 1 m long. Leaves succulent, ovate to elliptic; margin more or less serrate. Young stems and leaf margins sometimes tinged with reddish-purple. Inflorescences terminal, dense and branched. Flowers with long acuminate petals, white, often tinged with red. |
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| Notes: | It is probably not native to Zimbabwe but was introduced from South Africa as a garden ornamental. |
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| Habitat: | On roadsides and in disturbed ground, often nr gardens |
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| FZ divisions: | C,E |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Friday 7 October 2005 |
| Literature: |
Fernandes, R. (1983). Crassulaceae Flora Zambesiaca 7(1) Pages 18 - 19. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 37. |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Crassula sarmentosaAfrican Plant Database: Crassula sarmentosa
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Crassula sarmentosa
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Crassula sarmentosa
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Crassula sarmentosa
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Crassula sarmentosa
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