Which genera are included in the Crassulaceae family of succulents?

Succulent plants have always been very popular, and the number of people growing them increases year by year. There are many varieties of succulents, and the Crassulaceae family alone is divided into many genera, each with its own characteristics. In the following text, the editor will introduce the characteristics of several common Crassulaceae genera.

Characteristics of several common genera in the Crassulaceae family of succulents

1. Adromischus

Native to South Africa and Namibia. The plants are mainly distributed in South Africa and Namibia. Perennial herb, with a very short stem; the plant is short, usually below 20CM; the leaves are thick and fleshy, and the leaf surface often has spots or is covered with dense hairs; the leaf margins are wavy and tortuous; flowering is difficult; the fleshy leaves are alternate; the lifespan is extremely long, and seeds are often not easy to obtain.

2. Crassula

Also known as the fleshy-leaved grass genus. Fleshy subshrub, 30 cm tall, with slender stems that branch easily; the stems and branches usually grow vertically upward. The leaves, scale-like, are generally triangular and arranged in 4 rows on the stems and branches, so tightly packed that people mistakenly think there are only green 4-angled stems and branches without leaves; when the light is insufficient, the leaves become scattered. The flowers are borne in the leaf axils and are very small, yellow-white. This is a common succulent plant, easy to cultivate and propagate. The Crassula varieties currently on the market are not pure, and one of the varieties, 'Jade Necklace' (Crassula muscosa), is also called Crassula in many places. In addition to vertical upward branches, 'Jade Necklace' also has horizontal and creeping branches; the leaves are arranged in a scattered manner, sometimes in 4 rows and sometimes not.

3. Cotyledon

A much-branched, upright fleshy low shrub. Leaves opposite, obovate, with wavy margins; the leaf surface is hairy or covered with wax; bell-shaped flowers, brightly colored. It flowers in spring and summer, with cymose panicles; the inflorescence is about 45 cm tall, and the small tubular drooping flowers are about 2.5 cm long, generally orange-yellow with red tips.

4. Aeonium

Shrub-like, with branched or unbranched stems. It is a perennial fleshy herb. A xerophyte, growing in dry, rocky places. The leaves are fleshy, but most are slightly thinner than those of the Echeveria genus. The fleshy leaves are arranged at the top of the stem in a basal rosette, forming a rosette shape; the leaves are mostly blue or green, and the leaf margins and leaf surfaces are hairy. The raceme is tall, and the whole plant dies after flowering.

5. Echeveria

A low-growing rosette-shaped succulent with leaves arranged in a lotus shape; the leaves are plump and round, with upright stems and lateral scorpioid cymes, and the flowers are very beautiful. People often collectively call all succulents with leaves arranged in a lotus shape "stone lotus"; although they are all succulents of the Crassulaceae family, they are not necessarily all of the same genus. In particular, the plants of the following Graptopetalum genus and Dudleya genus are very similar to the Echeveria genus, and sometimes it is very difficult to distinguish them by appearance alone. However, they can be distinguished by certain characteristics, for example: the leaves of Echeveria plants can propagate new seedlings, while the leaves of Dudleya plants do not have this function. When Echeveria plants bloom, part of the petals near the receptacle are connected, so the flower cannot open completely and is only bell-shaped, while the flowers of Graptopetalum plants can open completely into a five-pointed star shape.

6. Sedum

Annual or perennial herbs, rarely with a woody base; hairless or hairy, fleshy, upright or outcurved, sometimes clustered or moss-like. Leaves various, opposite, alternate or whorled, entire or serrate, rarely linear. Inflorescence cymose or corymbose, axillary or terminal; flowers white, yellow, red, purple, with relatively rich colors; usually bisexual, rarely reduced to unisexual; usually with unequal 5-merous parts, rarely 4-9-merous; petals free or connate at the base; stamens usually twice the number of petals, with the stamens opposite the petals attached at or slightly above the base of the petals; scales entire or slightly emarginate; carpels free, or connate at the base, broad at the base, sessile, with a short style.

Growing some succulents indoors often brings many advantages; the indoor air will become fresher and fresher, and the overall look will be much more beautiful. In the text above, the editor shared six genera of the Crassulaceae family of succulents with you, and each has its own characteristics, so you can choose according to your own preferences.

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