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'''''Crassula arborescens''''', the '''silver jade plant''', '''silver dollar plant''', '''beestebul''', '''Chinese jade''', '''money plant''', or '''money tree''',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/338/|title = PlantFiles: Crassula Species, Silver Jade, Silver Dollar Plant, Beestebul, Chinese Jade, Money Plant}}</ref> is a species of succulent plant in the family [[Crassulaceae]]. It is an [[endemism|endemic]] plant of the [[Western Cape]], [[South Africa]]. It is a {{convert|2|to|4|ft|m|1|abbr=on}} succulent shrub. It has round gray "Silver Dollar" leaves. It blooms in winter, with white to pink flowers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pza.sanbi.org/crassula-arborescens|title = Crassula arborescens &#124; PlantZAfrica}}</ref><ref>[http://www.smgrowers.com/search/basesearch.asp?strSearchText=Crassula+arborescens&x=11&y=11 San Marcos Growers - Plant Database: ''Crassula arborescens'']. Retrieved 2011-04-04.</ref> It is cultivated as an [[ornamental plant]] for use in [[xeriscape|drought tolerant]] and succulent gardens, and in [[container gardens]]. It is also suitable for growing indoors as a [[houseplant]].
'''''Crassula arborescens''''', the '''silver jade plant''', '''silver dollar plant''', '''beestebul''', '''Chinese jade''', '''money plant''', or '''money tree''',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/338/|title = PlantFiles: Crassula Species, Silver Jade, Silver Dollar Plant, Beestebul, Chinese Jade, Money Plant}}</ref> is a species of succulent plant in the family [[Crassulaceae]]. It is an [[endemism|endemic]] plant of the [[Western Cape]], [[South Africa]]. It is a {{convert|2|to|4|ft|m|1|abbr=on}} succulent shrub. It has round gray "Silver Dollar" leaves. It blooms in summer, with white to pink flowers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pza.sanbi.org/crassula-arborescens|title = Crassula arborescens &#124; PlantZAfrica}}</ref><ref>[http://www.smgrowers.com/search/basesearch.asp?strSearchText=Crassula+arborescens&x=11&y=11 San Marcos Growers - Plant Database: ''Crassula arborescens'']. Retrieved 2011-04-04.</ref> It is cultivated as an [[ornamental plant]] for use in [[xeriscape|drought tolerant]] and succulent gardens, and in [[container gardens]]. It is also suitable for growing indoors as a [[houseplant]].


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Silver dollar plant
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Crassulaceae
Genus: Crassula
Species:
C. arborescens
Binomial name
Crassula arborescens
native range

Crassula arborescens, the silver jade plant, silver dollar plant, beestebul, Chinese jade, money plant, or money tree,[2] is a species of succulent plant in the family Crassulaceae. It is an endemic plant of the Western Cape, South Africa. It is a 2 to 4 ft (0.6 to 1.2 m) succulent shrub. It has round gray "Silver Dollar" leaves. It blooms in summer, with white to 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.

References

  1. ^ "Crassula arborescens". The Plant List. Retrieved 2016-09-21.
  2. ^ "PlantFiles: Crassula Species, Silver Jade, Silver Dollar Plant, Beestebul, Chinese Jade, Money Plant".
  3. ^ "Crassula arborescens | PlantZAfrica".
  4. ^ San Marcos Growers - Plant Database: Crassula arborescens. Retrieved 2011-04-04.

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