Native records: 2 botanical areas
Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal
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A succulent subshrub of subtropical climates. Native to South Africa.
This entry carries only the classification and distribution data recorded in WCVP. A written account is not yet available.
Distribution areas
South Africa
- Cape ProvincesNative
- KwaZulu-NatalNative
Climate of the native range
The Köppen climate classes found in the areas this plant is recorded as native to. It does not mean an entire area has that climate.
- Cwb Temperate, dry winter, warm summer
- BWh Arid, desert, hot
- BSk Arid, steppe, cold
- Cfa Temperate, no dry season, hot summer
- BWk Arid, desert, cold
- BSh Arid, steppe, hot
- Cfb Temperate, no dry season, warm summer
The same climate occurs in 122 areas worldwide, 120 of which have no record of this plant. See them on the map
A matching climate does not mean the plant can grow there. Range limits are also set by things other than climate — dispersal history, soils, competition. Source: Beck et al. (2023), CC BY 4.0 (observed period 1991–2020).
Recorded medicinal uses
The cited source records medicinal use of this plant. It is not an assessment of efficacy or safety.
Crassula orbicularis is recorded as used medicinally.
Source location: p.643, right column, line 14
World Checklist of Useful Plant Species · Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity (KNB) · CC BY 4.0 · source version: wcups-2020-62602715
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Other names
Hen-and-chickens、Orb Stonecrop、Rock Stonecrop
- Family
- Crassulaceae
- Genus
- Crassula
Other species in Crassula
Sources
World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04
South Africa · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
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Image information
Photograph of Crassula orbicularis
Michael Wolf · CC BY-SA 3.0 · File page