Crassula cotyledonis aka Crassula Dubia

Crassula cotyledonis belongs to the plant family Crassulaceae. It is a succulent subshrub, a small shrub that stores water. Kew gives its native range as southwestern Namibia to the Cape Provinces. The plant grows in desert or dry shrubland. These are the wild settings named in the supplied sources. The RHS says it is not native to Britain or Ireland. That statement concerns its native range, not its care needs.

The sources give few facts about the plant’s form. They call it a succulent subshrub but give no size. There are no figures for its height or spread. Nor do they describe its leaves, stems, flowers or fruit. The RHS gives a description of the genus as a whole. It does not give those details for this species. We therefore cannot use that account to describe this plant. The genus account does not establish what this species looks like.

The sources do not agree on the name’s status. LLIFLE accepts the name Crassula cotyledonis for this species. The RHS lists its status as unresolved instead. Thus, the two sources treat the name in different ways. LLIFLE also lists several synonyms on the species page. Synonyms are other names listed for the same plant. The names it lists include Globulea cotyledonis and Purgosea cotyledonis. These names form part of LLIFLE’s account of the species.

Its dry wild home gives some context for the plant. It does not, on its own, provide a tested care guide. The sources give no light advice for this species. They do not state how to water it either. Nor do they say what soil this species needs. They give no hardiness limits to show what cold it withstands. They also give no dates for when it flowers.

The gaps extend to its uses and possible risks. The sources do not establish uses for it in gardens. They do not establish which pests may pose a risk. They also do not establish whether any part is edible. Nor do they establish whether the plant is toxic. The supplied facts therefore leave both food use and safety unsettled.