The Crassulaceae, or orpine family, is a family of dicotyledons. They store water in their succulent leaves. 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. The family includes about 1,400 species in 33 genera. Orders See text. ... Succulent plants, or succulents, are plants that store water in their enlarged fleshy leaves, stems, or roots. ... Insert non-formatted text here The Northern Hemisphere is the half of a planets surface (or celestial sphere) that is north of the equator (the word hemisphere literally means half ball). On the Earth, the Northern Hemisphere contains most of the land and population. ... A world map showing the continent of Africa. ...

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. Familiar species include the Jade plant or "friendship tree", Crassula ovata. Agriculture (a term which encompasses farming) is the process of producing food, feed, fiber and other goods by the systematic raising of plants and animals. ... The Latin words hortus (garden plant) and cultura (culture) together form horticulture, classically defined as the culture or growing of garden plants. ... Crassula ovata Conservation status: Secure Categories: Rosidae | Plant stubs ...

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. Families Barbeyaceae Cannabaceae (hemp family) Dirachmaceae Elaeagnaceae Moraceae (mulberry family) Rosaceae (rose family) Rhamnaceae (buckthorn family) Ulmaceae (elm family) Urticaceae (nettle family) For the Philippine municipality, see Rosales, Pangasinan. ... Families See text. ...

CAM photosynthesis (Crassulacean Acid Metabolism) is named after the family, because the pathway was first discovered in crassulacean plants. Crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) is a carbon fixation pathway in some photosynthetic plants. ...

Genera

• Adromischus
• Aeonium
• Aichryson
• Cotyledon
• Crassula
• Dudleya
• Echeveria
• Graptopetalum
• Greenovia
• Hylotelephium
• Hypagophytum
• Jovibarba
• Kalanchoe
• Lenophyllum
• Monanthes
• Orostachys
• Pachyphytum
• Perrierosedum
• Phedimus
• Pistorinia
• Prometheum
• Pseudosedum
• Rhodiola
• Rosularia
  

  

  Sempervivum sobolifera (syn. Jovibarba globiferum subsp. globiferum), Hen and chicks

Rosularia flower

• Sedum
• Sempervivum
• Thompsonella
• Tylecodon
• Umbilicus
• Villadia

Species Many; see text Aeonium is a genus of about 35 species of succulent, subtropical plants of the family Crassulaceae. ... Species About 15; see text Aichryson is a genus of about 15 species of succulent, subtropical plants, mostly native to the Canary Islands, with a few in the Azores, Madeira and Portugal. ... Species See text. ... Species See text Crassula is a large genus containing many species, including the popular Jade Plant, Crassula ovata. ... Species see text Dudleya is a fleshy, glabrous perennial. ... Echeveria is a large genus of succulents in the Crassulaceae family, native from Mexico to northwestern South America. ... Greenovia is a genus of succulent, subtropical plants. ... Species Jovibarba heuffelii (Hen and chicks) Jovibarba hirta Jovibarba sobolifera Jovibarba velenovskyi Flowering Jovibarba hirta subsp. ... Species See text. ... Species Monanthes is a genus of small, succulent, subtropical plants of the Crassulaceae family. ... Sempervivum globiferum globiferum in situ, Lochenstein, SW Germany, (Photo by Manuel Werner, Nürtingen, Germany) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Sempervivum globiferum globiferum in situ, Lochenstein, SW Germany, (Photo by Manuel Werner, Nürtingen, Germany) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Flowering (syn. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1944x2592, 700 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Crassulaceae Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1944x2592, 700 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Crassulaceae Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create... Species See text Sedum is a large genus of the Crassulaceae, representing about 400 species of leaf succulents, found throughout the northern hemisphere, varying from annual groundcovers to shrubs. ... Species Sempervivum altum Sempervivum arachnoideum (Cobweb Houseleek) Sempervivum armenum Sempervivum atlanticum Sempervivum ballsii Sempervivum borissovae Sempervivum calcareum Sempervivum cantabricum Sempervivum caucasicum Sempervivum ciliosum Sempervivum davisii Sempervivum dolomiticum Sempervivum erythraeum Sempervivum glabrifolium Sempervivum ingwersenii Sempervivum kindingeri Sempervivum kosaninii Sempervivum leucanthum Sempervivum macedonicum Sempervivum marmoreum Sempervivum minus Sempervivum montanum Sempervivum nevadense Sempervivum... Species See text. ...

See also

• Alabaster plant

Binomial name Dudleya virens (Rose) Moran Dudleya virens (Alabaster plant or Island live-forever) is an uncommon species of perennial, succulent plant in the family Crassulaceae, native to California and Mexico, growing in Los Angeles County, the Channel Islands, and Guadalupe Island. ...

References

• Urs Eggli, ed. Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants: Crassulaceae (Springer, 2003) ISBN 3-540-41965-9