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Crassula capitella subs. nodulosa (Schönland) Toelken

Family: CRASSULACEAE · Variety or form of Crassula capitella

Publication: J. S. African Bot. 41: 100 1975

Description

Crassula capitella subs. nodulosa (including subsp. enantiophylla (Tolken, 1977) and the intermediates form of the two subspecies) has hairy, robust, erect inflorescences, hairy bracts and sepals, short or absent style and is tuberous or woody at its base.

Origin and Habitat

Distribution: Transvaal, Northern Cape and Botswana. Some plants from the area between Kimberley and Bloemfontein show characters intermediate between subsp. capitella and subsp. nodulosa and may therefore be difficult to identify.

Bibliography

Major references and further lectures

  1. Debra Lee Baldwin “Succulent Container Gardens: Design Eye-Catching Displays with 350 Easy-Care Plants” Timber Press, 20/Jan/2010

  2. Gordon Rowley “Crassula: A Grower’s Guide” Cactus & Company, 2003

  3. Toelken, H.R. 1997. “A revision of the genus Crassula” in southern Africa. Annals of the Bolus Herbarium 8,1-595.

  4. Dr J.P. Roux “Flora of South Africa” 2003

  5. Urs Eggli “Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants: Crassulaceae” Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 05/Nov/2012

  6. Wikipedia contributors. “Aeonium arboreum.” Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 19 Apr. 2014. Web. 12 Oct. 2014.

  7. Doreen Court “Succulent Flora of Southern Africa” CRC Press, 01/Jun/2000

  8. Debra Lee Baldwin “Succulent Container Gardens: Design Eye-Catching Displays with 350 Easy-Care Plants” Timber Press, 20/Jan/2010

9)James Cullen, Sabina G. Knees, H. Suzanne Cubey “The European Garden Flora Flowering Plants: A Manual for the Identification of Plants Cultivated in Europe, Both Out-of-Doors and Under Glass” Cambridge University Press, 11/Aug/2011

From llifle page Crassula enantiophylla

Description

Crassula capitella subs. enantiophylla is now included in the Crassula capitella subs. nodulosa.

Origin and Habitat

Crassula capitella subs. nodulosa (Crassula capitella subs. enantiophylla) is widespread in the Transvaal, Northern Cape and Botswana.

Source: Crassula enantiophylla, LLIFLE - Encyclopedia of living forms, CC-BY-SA, retrieved 2026-10-25.

From llifle page Crassula sessilicymula

Description

Crassula capitella subs. sessilicymula is differentb from other subspecies and occupies a different habitat from the nearby Crassula capitella subs. nodulosa even though Crassula capitella subs. enantiophylla is now included in the latter subspecies. Subsp. sessilicymula is distinguished by its inflorescences which are usually branched from the base, the lanceolate leaves, the cauline leaves which are about three times longer than broad, and the more or less emarginate squamae.

Origin and Habitat

Crassula capitella subs. sessilicymula is found in the shade of trees and shrubs in Transvaal between Pretoria and Naboomspruit, Republic of South Africa.

Source: Crassula sessilicymula, LLIFLE - Encyclopedia of living forms, CC-BY-SA, retrieved 2026-10-25.