Jade Plant

Crassula ovata

outdoor

How to identify Jade Plant

Identify Jade Plant by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.

Check the distinctive field mark: Woody tree-like succulent with round jade-green leaves.
Confirm leaf shape: Obovate.
Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous.
In India, compare location records such as Mizoram.
Confirm it sits within the Crassulaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Jade Plant.

Leaf shape: ObovaterecordedEgg-shaped but broader near the tip rather than the base.“The fleshy, bare, obovate, wedge-shaped leaf blade is three to nine centimetres (1.2 to 3.5 in) long and 1.8 to 4 centimetres (0.71 to 1.57 in) wide.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Leaf surface: GlabrousrecordedSmooth, hairless.“It has thick, shiny, smooth leaves that grow in opposing pairs along the branches.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Characters marked “recorded” are for Jade Plant itself; the rest are typical of the Crassulaceae family.

Typical of the Crassulaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.

Jade plant (Crassula ovata) is a species in the Crassulaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Mizoram.

It is planted as an ornamental. Parts of this plant are reported as poisonous — treat it as unsafe to eat and wash your hands after handling.

Botanical family

Orpine Or Stonecrop Family

Jade Plant belongs to the Crassulaceae family.

The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.

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