Crassula plegmatoides

Crassula plegmatoides is a dwarf succulent that grows to 10 cm. Branching into a clump happens in time, as well as branching higher up. Taller stems may keel over and continue in a decumbent position.

The flowers of C. plegmatoides grow in a panicle on an erect stalk that emerges from the stem tip. They are small and cream, appearing in autumn. The brown, dried out inflorescence persists on the plants as can be seen here.

The distribution is small, restricted to the coastal plain in the far northwest of Namaqualand, particularly the Richtersveld from Kleinzee northwards and into southern Namibia. 

The habitat is exposed quartzite, sandy slopes among pebbles. There is low rainfall, but fog from the sea is common. The species is considered vulnerable in habitat early in the twenty first century, due to habitat loss and degradation caused by open-cast mining and trampling by livestock (Le Roux, et al, 2005; iNaturalist; www.desert-tropicals.com; http://redlist.sanbi.org).