Crassula setulosa var. setulosa forma setulosa

Crassula setulosa var. setulosa forma setulosa is a formidable name for a small plant, often only between 5 cm and 10 cm tall. Still, this perennial succulent has an elegant shape with sessile leaves in opposite pairs, spaced and at 90? angles to the previous (and following) pair up the stem.

The small white flowers probably lose against the leaves in attractiveness with most judges, although the overall effect of the compact leafy stem, topped by its inflorescence, is always a special treat to come across on top of the Magaliesberg or in the Drakensberg. This one was seen growing on the former near Hekpoort in Gauteng.

The plant is found on rocky ridges and rock faces in Highveld and other grassland of Gauteng, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape, often succeeding in just a little sandy soil among the crevices not dominated by grass (Van Wyk and Malan, 1997; iSpot).