Accession #: 200600045
Accession Date: 2006-05-18
Common name: Silver Dollar Plant
Family: Crassulaceae
Synonym(s): <i>Crassula cotyledon</i> Jacq.
Country of Origin: east of Ouberg Pass, Western Cape, S. Africa
Description: Shrub to 4m high with cylindrical branches; grey-green leaves to 7 cm long with red margins; whitish-pink flowers.
Uses: The roots are eaten in Swaziland, and the plant is used in folk remedies for epilepsy.
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USDA Zone: 9-11
Source: Matt Opel
Provenance:
locality: M.R. Opel 231, east of Ouberg Pass, Western Cape, S. Africa succulent shrub on rocky hillside with Crassula perforata, Aloe sp., Euphorbia cf. mauritanica
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