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Crassula ericoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Saxifragales
Family:	Crassulaceae
Genus:	Crassula
Species:	C. ericoides
Binomial name
Crassula ericoides Haw.

Crassula ericoides is a species of succulent plant in the genus Crassula native to South Africa. Growing in the fynbos ecosystem of South Africa, C. ericoides somewhat resembles a heather, growing into an upright shrub with bare lower stems and yellow flowers at the tips.

Subspecies

Crassula ericoides has two subspecies:

• Crassula ericoides subsp. ericoides
• Crassula ericoides subsp. tortuosa

C. ericoides subsp. ericoides is more common, whereas subsp. tortuosa is a prostrate shrub form that grows at higher elevations.

References

1. "Crassula ericoides". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
2. Fred Dortort (19 November 2014). The Timber Press Guide to Succulent Plants of the World: A Comprehensive Reference to More than 2000 Species. Timber Press. p. 42. ISBN 978-1-60469-357-7.
3. "Crassula ericoides subsp. ericoides | PlantZAfrica". pza.sanbi.org. Retrieved 2022-10-03.

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