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Crassula perfoliata
| Crassula perfoliata | |
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| C. perfoliata var. falcata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Saxifragales |
| Family: | Crassulaceae |
| Genus: | Crassula |
| Species: | C. perfoliata
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| Binomial name | |
| Crassula perfoliata | |
| Synonyms | |
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,[1] the plant is endemic to Southern Africa, where it may be found in Eswatini, Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe.[2]
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.[3]
- ^ a b Linnaeus 1753.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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