Curio crassulifolius

Curio crassulifolius is a usually sprawling to matforming perennial, a leaf succulent reaches heights from 15 cm to 30 cm. Sometimes erect, the plants tend to topple over in wet conditions and creep.

The species distribution is mostly southerly in the Western Cape, from the Cederberg to the southwest of the Eastern Cape as far as Kariega (Uitenhage). The photo was taken in the Salmonsdam Nature Reserve southeast of Stanford.

The habitat is dry, often karoid fynbos and renosterveld on rocky outcrops and ledges. The status of the plant population in nature is unknown, due to insufficient information.

These plants do well in gardens (Smith, et al, 2017; Bean & Johns, 2005; Wikipedia; http://pza.sanbi.org; http://redlist.sanbi.org).