| Silver dollar plant | |
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| At Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, South Africa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Saxifragales |
| Family: | Crassulaceae |
| Genus: | Crassula |
| Species: | C. arborescens
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| Binomial name | |
| Crassula arborescens | |
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Crassula arborescens—the silver jade plant, silver dollar (jade) plant, beestebul, Chinese jade, cookie plant, money plant, or money tree,[2] is a species of succulent plant in the family Crassulaceae. It is endemic to Western Cape, South Africa, and grows into a 2 to 4 ft (0.6 to 1.2 m), succulent shrub. Unlike the related Crassula ovata (more commonly-referred to as 'jade'), C. arborescens has rounded, red-edged, gray leaves shaped like "silver dollars" or "cookies". It blooms in summer, with typical star-shaped Crassula white or pink flowers.[3][4] It is cultivated as an ornamental plant for use in drought tolerant and succulent gardens, and in container gardens. It is also suitable for growing indoors as a houseplant if provided with full-exposure, sunny windows or grow lights, to prevent etiolation.
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C. arborescens ssp. undulatifolia, Kirstenbosch Nat'l Botanical Garden
References[edit]
- ^ "Crassula arborescens". The Plant List. Retrieved 2016-09-21.
- ^ "PlantFiles: Crassula Species, Silver Jade, Silver Dollar Plant, Beestebul, Chinese Jade, Money Plant".
- ^ "Crassula arborescens | PlantZAfrica".
- ^ San Marcos Growers - Plant Database: Crassula arborescens. Retrieved 2011-04-04.
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