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Succulents Partly documented

Crassula fallax

A little-documented Crassula described by Friedrich in 1974 and confined to the southwestern Cape; most records come from the Cape Town area. Its habit could not be confirmed from the sources opened, so this profile rests on the measured Mediterranean climate of its sites.

Crassula fallax
Photo: Sykes, Bill, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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 in the ground

Where it grows wild

Assumed to be sandy flats and rocky fynbos around the Cape Peninsula, Boland and Overberg, going by where it was recorded. No habitat notes were reachable.

Mostly near sea level (median site 19 m), with a few records up to about 900 m.

Cape Provinces

🔒 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 4.0 licence, unmodified.