Crassula ovata
Baby Jade, Cauliflower Ears
Other regional names: Dollarplant +4 more
- Dollarplant
- Jade Plant
- Jadeplant
- Japanese Laurel
- Japanese Rubberplant
Also known as: Cotyledon lutea Lam. +11 more
- Cotyledon lutea Lam.
- Crassula arborescens Keissl.
- Crassula argentea Thunb.
- Crassula articulata Zuccagni
- Crassula lucens Gram
- Crassula nitida Schönland
- Crassula obliqua (Soland.), 1789
- Crassula obliqua Aiton
- Crassula obliqua Haw.
- Crassula obliqua Sol.
- Crassula portulacea Lam.
- Toelkenia ovata (Mill.) P.V.Heath
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Crassulaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a succulent subshrub or shrub.
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Indigenous to Africa, Crassula ovata (commonly known as Baby Jade or Cauliflower-Ears) is a succulent shrub belonging to the Crassulaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in subtropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Subtropical
Plant Type
Shrub
Plant Type
Succulent
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Mozambique
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
California, Canary Is., Madeira, Portugal, Spain, St.Helena