Kleinia petraea is a species of flowering plant in the genus Kleinia and family Asteraceae which was previously considered to be a species of Senecio.[5] Native to Kenya and Tanzania, it is colloquially known as creeping jade, trailing jade or weeping jade due to its resemblance to the unrelated Jade plant (Crassula ovata).
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Kleinia |
| Species: | K. petraea
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| Binomial name | |
| Kleinia petraea | |
| Synonyms[1][2][3] AFPD[4] | |
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Notonia petraea R.E.Fr. | |
Description
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It is a multiple-branched succulent with fleshy stems which sprawl along the soil, thereby forming a system of roots as it spreads on the ground, or hang over the edges (if planted in a container). The green leaves are usually speckled with purple, mauve, or brown tinges. The stems grow up to 20 inches (50 cm) long and are approximately 0.3 inches (0.8 cm) in diameter. Leaves are either erect or spreading, thickened, fleshy, roughly egg-shaped, up to 2.6 inches (6.5 cm) long, and around 1.3 inches (3.2 cm) wide.[6]
The bright orange, rayless, composite flowers normally appear on erect, 16 inches (40 cm) tall stalk in autumn or winter.[6]
Cultivation
editIt is grown as a garden plant as a groundcover or in hanging baskets, and it is very drought tolerant.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Senecio jacobsenii G.D.Rowley". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens. 2008-05-26.
- ^ "Kleinia petraea". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens. 2008-05-26.
- ^ "Notonia petraea R.E.Fr". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens. 2008-05-26.
- ^ "Kleinia petraea (R.E.Fr.) C.Jeffrey record n° 101916". African Plants Database. South African National Biodiversity Institute, the Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève and Tela Botanica. Archived from the original on 2013-01-15. Retrieved 2008-05-26.
- ^ Jeffrey, Charles (1986). "The Senecioneae in East Tropical Africa: Notes on Compositae: IV". Kew Bulletin. 41 (4). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: 873–943. Bibcode:1986KewBu..41..873J. doi:10.2307/4102988. JSTOR 4102988.
- ^ a b c Kleinia petraea (Trailing Jade) World of Succulents. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
External links
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