Crassula basaltica

A tiny Sicilian Crassula described by Brullo and Siracusa in 1994, named for the basalt substrates of its habitat. Like the related small annual Crassula of the Mediterranean it is presumably a winter–spring ephemeral that completes its life cycle before the summer drought.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

No habitat notes were reachable. The name points to basalt, and Mediterranean relatives in the Tillaea group grow in thin soil and seasonally wet hollows on rock outcrops in full sun.

No elevation data; the climate point used is at about 330 m in south-central Sicily.

Sicilia

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates

✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it

✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light

✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it

✓ Substrate and airflow

✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 4.0 licence, unmodified.