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The Crassulaceae, or orpine family, is a family of dicotyledons. Commonly known as jade plant, friendship tree or Money Plant, Crassula ovata is a Succulent plant with small pink or white flowers Plants are living Organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. The flowering plants or angiosperms ( Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta) are the most widespread group Magnoliopsida is the Botanical name for a class of Flowering plants By definition the class will include the family Magnoliaceae, but its The Saxifragales are an order of Dicotyledon Flowering plants In the APG II classification system it includes the following families Dicotyledons, or "dicots", is a name for a group of Flowering plants whose Seed typically has two embryonic leaves or Cotyledons There They store water in their succulent leaves. Succulent plants, also known as succulents or fat plants, are Water -retaining Plants adapted to Arid climate or Soil conditions They are found worldwide, but mostly occur in the Northern Hemisphere and southern Africa, typically in dry and/or cold areas where water may be scarce. Northern Hemisphere is the half of a Planet that is North of the Equator —the word hemisphere literally means 'half ball' The family includes about 1,400 species in 33 genera.
No member of this family is an important crop plant, but many are popular for horticulture; many members have a bizarre intriguing appearance, and are quite hardy, typically needing only minimal care. Agriculture refers to the production of goods through the growing of plants and fungi and the raising of domesticated Animals The study of agriculture Horticulture is the art and science of plant cultivation Horticulturists (or horticuluralists) work and conduct research in the fields of Plant propagation Familiar species include the Jade plant or "friendship tree", Crassula ovata and "Florists' Kalanchoe", Kalanchoe blossfeldia. Commonly known as jade plant, friendship tree or Money Plant, Crassula ovata is a Succulent plant with small pink or white flowers
Classification within the family is difficult because many of the species hybridize readily, both in the wild and in cultivation. Some older classifications included the Crassulaceae in the Rosales, but newer schemes treat them in the order Saxifragales. For other meanings see Rosales (disambiguation. Rosales is an order of Flowering plants including nine families The Saxifragales are an order of Dicotyledon Flowering plants In the APG II classification system it includes the following families
CAM photosynthesis (Crassulacean Acid Metabolism) is named after the family, because the pathway was first discovered in crassulacean plants. Crassulacean acid metabolism, also known as CAM photosynthesis, is an elaborate Carbon fixation pathway in some Plants These plants fix carbon dioxide
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Genera
- Adromischus
- Aeonium
- Aichryson
- Chiastophyllum
- Cotyledon
- Crassula
- Diamorpha
- Dudleya
- Echeveria
- Graptopetalum
- Greenovia
- Hylotelephium
- Hypagophytum
- Jovibarba
- Kalanchoe
- Lenophyllum
- Monanthes
- Orostachys
- Pachyphytum
- Perrierosedum
- Phedimus
- Pistorinia
- Prometheum
- Pseudosedum
- Rhodiola
- Rosularia
- Sedum
- Sempervivum
- Thompsonella
- Tylecodon
- Umbilicus
- Villadia
See also
References
- Urs Eggli, ed. Hen and chicks (also known as Hen-and-chickens) is a common name for a group of small succulents belonging to the Flowering plant family Rhodiola rosea (Golden Root Roseroot is a plant in the Crassulaceae family that grows in cold regions of the world Rosularia is a genus of family Crassulaceae. It includes about 35 Species from Europe and northern Africa Sedum is the large stonecrop Genus of the Crassulaceae, representing about 400 species of leaf succulents found throughout the northern hemisphere Houseleeks or Liveforever ( Sempervivum) are a Genus of about 40 Species of Succulent plants of the Crassulaceae family Thompsonella is a genus of family Crassulaceae. It includes about eight Species endemic to Mexico. UserPolbot. --> Tylecodon is a genus of Plant in family Crassulaceae. Umbilicus is a genus of over ninety species of Flowering plants in the family Crassulaceae. Villadia is a genus of family Crassulaceae. It includes about 25 to 30 Species distributed from Texas to Peru Dudleya virens ( Alabaster plant or Island live-forever) is an uncommon species of perennial, Succulent plant in the family Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants: Crassulaceae (Springer, 2003) ISBN 3-540-41965-9
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