PLANTAE / PHANEROGAMAE / ANTHOPHYTA / SAXIFRAGALES / CRASSULACEAE / CRASSULOIDEAE / CRASSULA / CLAVATA
Perennials, usually with several basal rosettes, sparsely or rarely much branched, with carnose to slightly woody branches, with old leaves not deciduous. Leaves oblanceolate to obovate or elliptic, rarely linear-oblanceolate, 20-40(-60) x 5-13 mm, obtuse to rounded, flat or slightly convex above, very much convex below, recurved and more or less flat on the ground, rarely stiffly erect, glabrous, rarely with short hairs and/or marginal cilia, usually purplish red, rarely yellowish green or green. Inflorescence an elongate thyrse with many dichasia (i.e. part-inflorescences are produced by 3-5 nodes of central axis), with peduncle 0.1-0.2(-0.3) m long, glabrous or with fine hairs. Calyx: lobes oblong-triangular, 1.5-2(-2.5) mm long, obtuse, with fine hairs or papillae and short marginal cilia, fleshy, green to red. Corolla tubular to almost cylindrical, fused at base for 0.8-1 mm, cream to pale yellow; lobes panduriform, 2.5-3.5 mm long, each with almost spherical dorsal appendage in terminal position and with membranous apex on inside. Stamens with yellow anthers. Squamae oblong-cuneate, 0.6-1 x 0.4-0.6 mm, truncate to slightly emarginate, usually at first abruptly, later gradually constricted towards base, fleshy, yellow to orange. From: Toelken, HR. 1985. Crassulaceae. Fl. S. Africa 14: 1-229. [CC BY]
Perennial, with several basal rosettes and few short, ± woody branches, up to 0.15 m tall. Leaves oblong-lanceolate to obovate or elliptic, dorsiventrally flattened, but slightly convex above and very convex below, 20-40 x 5-13 mm, usually purplish red, glabrous or rarely shortly pubescent. Flowers in many heads in a branched inflorescence, on a glabrous or finely pubescent peduncle 0.1-0.2 m long, tubular, petals 2.5-3.5 mm long, fused in lower 1 mm, with a fleshy, terminal appendage, cream to pale yellow. From: Bruyns, PV. 2013. Crassulaceae. In: DA Snijman (ed.), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The Extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30: 350-366. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]
Tufted perennial with fleshy to slightly woody branches. Leaves opposite, obovate to elliptic, mostly spreading, sometimes shortly hairy and/or margins ciliate. Flowers in globular clusters forming elongate panicles, tubular, cream-coloured to yellow, ± 3 mm long. From: Manning, JC; Goldblatt, P; Bruyns, PV. 2012. Crassulaceae. In: J Manning & P Goldblatt (eds), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape flora. Strelitzia 29: 468-477. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]
Although this species has quite small flowers it is often a distinct feature of the vegetation on the Gifberg, Cedarberg range and Skurfteberge, because of its deep purplish red leaves. Plants on the Knersvlakte are usually much more robust, and their leaves are recurved and usually flat on the ground as in plants from the mountains from the Gifberg to the Skurfteberge. On the lower slopes a very abrupt transition occurs between the forms with long and with short leaves, but it could not be conclusively shown whether this was due to hybridization or to a cline. The isolated population of plants on top of the Helsberg in the Richtersveld is in most characters similar to plants from the southern Karoo. These northern plants are puberulous to pubescent. From: Toelken, HR. 1985. Crassulaceae. Fl. S. Africa 14: 1-229. [CC BY]
Growing in rock crevices or often on shallow soil on rocks, usually on sandstone or quartzite outcrops. From: Toelken, HR. 1985. Crassulaceae. Fl. S. Africa 14: 1-229. [CC BY]
Stony slopes, often in shallow soil on rocks. From: Bruyns, PV. 2013. Crassulaceae. In: DA Snijman (ed.), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The Extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30: 350-366. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]
Sandstone pavements. From: Manning, JC; Goldblatt, P; Bruyns, PV. 2012. Crassulaceae. In: J Manning & P Goldblatt (eds), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape flora. Strelitzia 29: 468-477. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]
Found in the Cape Province from a single locality at the top of Helskloof to Vanrhynsdorp where it is often common along the mountains west of the Tanqua Karoo and south of the great Karoo as far east as Prince Albert. From: Toelken, HR. 1985. Crassulaceae. Fl. S. Africa 14: 1-229. [CC BY]
Numees Mountain, Gifberg to Matjiesfontein and Little Karoo. From: Bruyns, PV. 2013. Crassulaceae. In: DA Snijman (ed.), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The Extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30: 350-366. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]
Namaqualand to Little Karoo. From: Manning, JC; Goldblatt, P; Bruyns, PV. 2012. Crassulaceae. In: J Manning & P Goldblatt (eds), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape flora. Strelitzia 29: 468-477. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]
September to October
300 to 1000 m
This map contains point-based occurrences at different locations
Occurrence in the Flora of Southern Africa (FSA) countries and South African provinces. Residence status indicates if a taxon is indigenous, endemic, naturalised or invasive in a specific region. This data is based on specimen records and literature
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Names and Sources
Classification
KINGDOM Plantae
SUBKINGDOM Phanerogamae
PHYLUM Anthophyta
ORDER Saxifragales
FAMILY Crassulaceae
SUBFAMILY Crassuloideae
GENUS Crassula
SPECIES clavata
27 results for Crassula clavata N.E.Br.
Year
Barcode: NBG0183709-0 Collector(s) & number: Edwards, D, 580 | 2000-10-9
South Africa, Northern Cape, Nieuwoudtville. Oorlogskloof Nature Reserve. U11. Lat:31°27'48"S; Long:19°03'25"E. Altitude 796 m.
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Barcode: NBG0142967-0 Collector(s) & number: Bayer, MB, 4025 | 1984-5-11
South Africa, Western Cape, Cape. Vanrhynsdorp. Ebenezer.
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Barcode: NBG08033911-0 Collector(s) & number: Laidler, DF, 619 | 1983-9-5
South Africa, Western Cape, Southern Cape. Gamkapoort Nature Reserve, 50 m S of where road runs into Bosluiskloof river bed.
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Barcode: NBG0146381-0 Collector(s) & number: Jaarsveld, EV; Bodenstein, 8302 | 1985-11-11
South Africa, Northern Cape, Calvinia. Matsikammaberge, N of Vanrynsdorp.
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Barcode: NBG0148585-0 Collector(s) & number: Jaarsveld, EV, 10266 | 1989-5-16
South Africa, Western Cape, Cape. Montagu. Goedehoop.
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Barcode: NBG0170300-0 Collector(s) & number: Pretorius, WAJ, 346 | 1996-9-19
South Africa, Northern Cape, Oorlogskloof Nature Reserve. 15km SSW of Nieuwoudtville. Farm Groot Tuin 653. On hill on right side of the poplar bush growing in the ravine.
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Barcode: PRE0766041-0 Collector(s) & number: van Wyk, E, EVW238 | 2001-2-12
South Africa, Northern Cape, Vanrhyns Pass.
General notes: Mountain shrubland. Mountain side. Land use: recreation. Light brown soil. Slope: 45°. Drainage: colluvial. Succulent leaves, red tinged. Fruits rust-brown. Millennium Seed Bank.
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Barcode: NBG0019686-0 Collector(s) & number: Barker, WF, 4892 | 1947-10-19
South Africa, Western Cape, C.P. Laingsburg. Whitehill.
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Barcode: NBG0803831-0 Collector(s) & number: Taylor, HC, 11891 | 1987-11-6
South Africa, Western Cape, S.W. Cape. Cedarberg. Above Groothoek near Heuningvlei N. TR146. Altitude: ca. 1140 m.
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Barcode: PRE0425551-0 Collector(s) & number: Acocks, JPH, 17029 | 1953-8-29
South Africa, Northern Cape, CALVINIA DIST.; LOKENBURG
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Barcode: NBG0803903-0 Collector(s) & number: Martin, AL, 53 | 1989-9-2
South Africa, Western Cape, Southern Cape. Laingsburg district. Anysberg Nature Reserve. Eastern boundary near main entrance.
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Barcode: NBG0019515-0 Collector(s) & number: Compton, RH, 17391 | 1945-9-17
South Africa, Western Cape, C.P. Laingsburg. Karoo Garden, Whitehill.
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Barcode: PRE0425552-0 Collector(s) & number: Marsh, JA, 521 | 1967-8-29
South Africa, Western Cape, GIFBERG PASS; TOP OF PASS ABOUT 19 MI. SE. OF VAN RHYNSDORP
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Barcode: PRE0425555-0 Collector(s) & number: Marloth, HWR, 13480 | 1927-10-3
South Africa, Western Cape, VAN RHYNSDORP DIST.; BOKKEVELD; CLOUDSKRAAL
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Barcode: NBG0201222-0 Collector(s) & number: Desmet, PG, 1260 | 1997-8-16
South Africa, Western Cape, Namaqualand. Portion of old farm, 634 Koekenaap, "Heuweltjie Veld" come "Euphorbia Veld.
General notes: 500m the NE of the junction between R363 and road to Weskus Mynbou. Lowland Succulent Karoo. Aeolian. Well-drained, sandy soil. Full sun. W aspect. Gentle slope.
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Barcode: NBG0803914-0 Collector(s) & number: Laidler, DF, 645 | 1983-9-6
South Africa, Western Cape, S. Cape. Gamkapoort Nature Reserve, S slope of second highest ridge W of Dwyka River.
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Barcode: PRE0794752-0 Collector(s) & number: Zietsman, PC, 2321 | 1993-8-18
South Africa, Northern Cape, Richtersveld Nasionale Park; Onder Paradyskloof.
General notes: Langs dreineringslyn. Sandgrond. Sukkulent 0.15 m hoog. Ex Nasionale Museum Bloemfontein 12637
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This map contains point-based occurrences at different locations
2013
SERIES CHAPTER
Crassulaceae Bruyns, PVIn: DA Snijman (ed.), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The Extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30: 350-366
South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria
2012
SERIES CHAPTER
Crassulaceae Manning, JC; Goldblatt, P; Bruyns, PVIn: J Manning & P Goldblatt (eds), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape flora. Strelitzia 29: 468-477
South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria
1985
No results found for Crassula clavata N.E.Br.
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