Crassula rupestris
Bead vine, buttons on a string, concertina plant, concertina stonecrop, kebab bush, necklace vine, rock crassula, rosary vine
Crassula rupestris occurs in southern Namibia, the Richtersveld, Namaqualand Ceres Tanqua Karoo, Worcester Robertson Karoo and Little Karoo. They are not found in the wild in North America.
Plants: A small rounded heavily branched succulent subshrub, up to 8″ (20 cm) tall.
Leaves: Opposite, ovate or lanceolate. Leaves are ½–⅝ ⨉ ⅜–½″ (1.3–1.8 ⨉ 1–1.5 cm), gray-green, with a somewhat powdery look, and reddish edges. Leaves are reddest when exposed to the most light.
Flowers: Pale to deep pink flowers occur in clusters at branch tips.
Fruits: Seeds are very fine, almost dustlike.
Habitats: Hot, dry, rocky habitats.
Online References:
12/17/2024 · Heather and Katie, Holbrook, Massachusetts · By Heather A. Kent 
12/27/2024 · Heather and Katie's, Holbrook, Massachusetts 
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin) |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
| Subclass | Rosidae | Roses, legumes, proteas, dogwoods, hydrangeas, mistletoes, euphorbias, grapes, many more |
| Order | Rosales | Rose family and eight others |
| Family | Crassulaceae | Succulents that store water in leaves |
| Genus | Crassula | From the Latin crassus, “thick,” referring to the fleshy leaves |
| Species | rupestris | Growing among rocks [compare campestris] |
Crassula rupestris description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
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