Crassula mesembryanthemopsis

Crassula mesembryanthemopsis is a dwarf, mat-forming Crassula from Bushmanland and southern Namibia. Its blunt, grey leaves sit flush with the gravel, giving it the look of a mesemb. It grows in the cool season and rests in summer, and in cultivation it rots easily if kept wet in hot weather.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry

Light Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Grows on open gravel and quartz flats in arid karroid scrub, with the leaf tips level with the soil surface.

GBIF records carry no elevations; the Pofadder and Lüderitz-hinterland sites lie roughly between 600 and 1,000 m.

South Africa (Northern Cape)Namibia (Karas)

🔒 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.