Crassula alba var. alba leafy stems

These erect stems of Crassula alba var. alba in summer grass near the Highveld town of Balfour present their flowers above the surrounding grassy competition. The bulk of the foliage of this plant is expected in the basal rosette around the foot of the flower stalk. In this specimen the size of the opposing upper leaf pairs is notably large (Germishuizen and Fabian, 1982; iNaturalist).