Crassula expansa
A small, sprawling succulent herb with narrow fleshy leaves and tiny white to pinkish star-shaped flowers, widespread from the Cape through eastern southern Africa to Tanzania and Madagascar. It grows in damp, often partly shaded spots among rocks and in grassland, and is usually short-lived. It is easy in cultivation if kept bright, moist and airy.
Where it grows wild
Grows in shallow soil over rock, on stream banks, in grassland and in the shade of rocks or shrubs, often where the ground stays damp. It is weak-stemmed and spreads over the ground.
Recorded from 51 to 1640 m, median 650 m (22 records).
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