Crassula hemisphaerica

Crassula hemisphaerica, in Afrikaans known as the miskoekie (little cowpat), is a perennial succulent bearing annual flower stems up to 15 cm tall.

This dry inflorescence photographed in April must be around six months old. Old inflorescences tend to persist. Maybe the seed dispersal takes time.

The species distribution is widespread, occurring from Namaqualand in the northwest, the succulent Karoo south to Worcester, the Little Karoo and eastwards to the Kouga Mountains.

The habitat is karoid but diverse, plants often found under shrubs in clay soils. The species is not considered to be threatened in its habitat early in the twenty first century (Vlok and Schutte-Vlok, 2010; www.redlist.sanbi.org).