Crassula sarcocaulis subsp. sarcocaulis flowers

    Crassula sarcocaulis subsp. sarcocaulis flowers
    Author: Ivan Lätti
    Photographer: Thabo Maphisa

    The buds of Crassula sarcocaulis subsp. sarcocaulis flowers are white or pink. They open white, creamy white or slightly yellow in clusters at stem-tips. The tube-shaped corollas face upwards when open, the petal tips recurve around prominently protruding black anthers. 

    The flowers are small, the sepals pointed around the corolla bases. In picture the sepals appear similar to those of several other Crassula species. An earlier name of the plant, C. parvisepala refers to the smallness of the sepals.

    Flowering happens from spring to autumn. Bees enjoy this long blooming season, as they are avid users of this nectar resource in spite of the flower fragrance. The flower odour is sometimes considered unpleasant (Pooley, 1998; Onderstall, 1984; iNaturalist).

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