Crassula arborescens

Crassula arborescens, the silver jade plant, silver dollar plant, beestebul, Chinese jade, money plant, or money tree,[2] is a species of succulent plant in the family Crassulaceae. It is an endemic plant of the Western Cape, South Africa. It is a 2 to 4 ft (0.6 to 1.2 m) succulent shrub. It has round gray "Silver Dollar" leaves. It blooms in summer, with white to pink flowers.[3][4] It is cultivated as an ornamental plant for use in drought tolerant and succulent gardens, and in container gardens. It is also suitable for growing indoors as a houseplant.

Silver dollar plant
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Crassulaceae
Genus: Crassula
Species:
C. arborescens
Binomial name
Crassula arborescens
native range
  • In habitat, Western Cape, South Africa
    In habitat, Western Cape, South Africa
  • In habitat, Western Cape, South Africa
    In habitat, Western Cape, South Africa
  • Leaves
    Leaves

References
  1. "Crassula arborescens". The Plant List. Retrieved 2016-09-21.
  2. "PlantFiles: Crassula Species, Silver Jade, Silver Dollar Plant, Beestebul, Chinese Jade, Money Plant".
  3. "Crassula arborescens | PlantZAfrica".
  4. San Marcos Growers - Plant Database: Crassula arborescens. Retrieved 2011-04-04.

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