Crassula schimperi
A tiny, widespread Afromontane and Himalayan Crassula, usually found on thin soil over rock, in moss cushions and on rocky grassland high in the mountains of East Africa, Ethiopia, Yemen and the Himalaya. The records' median elevation is 3000 m, so it needs cool, bright conditions with cold nights and a long wet season.
Where it grows wild
Grows in shallow soil pockets on rock outcrops, among mosses and in open montane grassland and heath, in full sun or light shade. It is a small, often reddish, mat-forming or short-lived herb rather than a chunky succulent; this general picture comes from its range and the genus, as habitat notes on the GBIF records are sparse.
Recorded at 0–4050 m with a median of 3000 m (115 records); the low values are probably georeferencing errors or outlying records.
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