Crassula muscosa Thunb.

subg. Disporocarpa sect. Glomeratae
Common Name: Clubmoss Crassula
Family: Crassulaceae DC.

Country of Origin: Namibia, South Africa (Cape Province)
Habitat: present in most Karoo areas, Namaqualand and Namibia

Description: Subgenus Disporocarpa
Section Heliophytum
[syn. Crassula lycopodioides Lam.]
Slender, irregularly branched stems to 30 cm high; small leaves closely arranged in rows; small yellowish-white flowers.

Accession Data:

Accession # 198502491
Source: NYBG
Accession Date: 12-31-1985
Bench: 2204 - XER:Namib / Karoo A
- Currently: active - healthy
- Qty: 2 confirmed on 03-24-2025

Classification:

Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
SubClass: core eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
SubOrder:
Family: Crassulaceae
SubFamily: Crassuloideae
Tribe:
SubTribe:

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:

Year	Jan				Feb				Mar					Apr				May				Jun					Jul				Aug				Sep					Oct				Nov				Dec
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012

References (internal):

EEB 3203 - Developmental Plant Morphology

EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Cape Provinces / Free State / Namibia / Northern Provinces

References (external):

Succulents, The Illustrated Dictionary, Sajeva & Costanzo, 1994
Court, Doreen, Succulent flora of Southern Africa, A.A. Balkema, 1981
The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Monday, April 16, 2018.
Crassula muscosa at ARS-GRIN. Last accessed on Monday, April 16, 2018.
Crassula muscosa at African Plants Database. Last accessed on Monday, April 16, 2018.

data regenerated on Mon, 24 Mar 2025 09:12:17 -0400 [bcm v4.0]