Botanical Family · Saxifragales
Crassulaceae
Orpine Or Stonecrop Family
14 speciesOrder Saxifragales8+ well-known plants
The Crassulaceae family (Orpine Or Stonecrop Family) is a botanical family placed in the order Saxifragales. In the SASYA catalogue it spans 14 species across 4 genera. Its members are predominantly herbs. Well-represented genera include Kalanchoe, Bryophyllum and Crassula. Several members are valued in traditional medicine. Familiar examples include Air plant, jade plant and Ghost-plant.
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Typical leaf characters
- ArrangementVariable
- TypeVariable
- MarginVariable
- VenationVariable
Characters typical of the family — individual species can vary.
Typical flower & fruit
- Flower symmetryBilateral
- InflorescencePanicle
- FruitVariable
Typical of the family — flowering plants only; species can vary.
Notable members
Air Plant, Good Luck Leaf, Hawaiian Air Plant, Life Plant, Miracle LeafBryophyllum pinnatumJade PlantCrassula ovataGhost-PlantGraptopetalum paraguayenseKonkan KalanchoeKalanchoe bhideiFlaming KatyKalanchoe blossfeldianaAlligator PlantKalanchoe daigremontianaMother Of MillionsKalanchoe delagoensisLavender ScallopsKalanchoe fedtschenkoi
All 14 species in CRASSULACEAE
- Air Plant, Good Luck Leaf, Hawaiian Air Plant, Life Plant, Miracle LeafBryophyllum pinnatum
- Jade PlantCrassula ovata
- Ghost-PlantGraptopetalum paraguayense
- Konkan KalanchoeKalanchoe bhidei
- Flaming KatyKalanchoe blossfeldiana
- Alligator PlantKalanchoe daigremontiana
- Mother Of MillionsKalanchoe delagoensis
- Lavender ScallopsKalanchoe fedtschenkoi
- Donkey EarsKalanchoe gastonis-bonnieri
- Indian KalanchoeKalanchoe olivacea
- Air PlantKalanchoe pinnata
- Panda PlantKalanchoe tomentosa
- Speckled KalanchoeKalanchoe tubiflora
- Kalanchoe laciniata
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