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Succulents Partly documented

Crassula saxifraga

A small winter-growing Crassula of the Western Cape, recorded widely across the winter-rainfall region with most measured sites below about 750 m. It is generally described as a tuberous species with a few rounded leaves that dies back to its underground tuber in the dry summer; treat that as genus-level knowledge rather than a checked species account.

Crassula saxifraga
Photo: Bentham-Moxon Trust.; Curtis, William; Curtis's botanical magazine dedications, 1827-1927 : portraits and biographical notes.; Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.; Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Grows among rocks in fynbos and renosterveld of the winter-rainfall Cape, typically sheltered in rock crevices or on shaded rock faces where the soil stays cool. Detailed species-level habitat notes could not be checked this round.

Measured sites range from near sea level to about 730 m; few GBIF records carry an elevation.

Cape Provinces (South Africa)

🔒 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 Public domain licence, unmodified.