Crassulaceae

Plants

43 genera · 2005 species in the Library

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The Crassulaceae, also known as the crassulas, the stonecrops or the orpine family, are a diverse family of flowering plants primarily characterized by succulent leaves and a form of photosynthesis known as crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM), in which plants photosynthesize in the daytime and exchange gases during the cooler temperatures of the night. The blossoms of crassulas generally have five floral parts. Crassulaceae are usually herbaceous, though there are some subshrubs, and relatively few trees or aquatic plants.

Summary from Wikipedia

Sedum

528 species

Crassula

246 species

Echeveria

229 species

Kalanchoe

200 species

Aeonium

122 species

Sempervivum

81 species

Rhodiola

71 species

Dudleya

57 species

Tylecodon

53 species

Adromischus

35 species

Cotyledon

34 species

Hylotelephium

31 species

Villadia

29 species

Rosularia

27 species

Pachyphytum

26 species

Monanthes

25 species

Aichryson

24 species

Petrosedum

22 species

Phedimus

22 species

Graptopetalum

21 species

Umbilicus

15 species

Orostachys

14 species

Sinocrassula

14 species

Pseudosedum

13 species

Prometheum

10 species

Lenophyllum

8 species

Pachyveria

8 species

Thompsonella

8 species

Pistorinia

5 species

Cremneria

4 species

Greenonia

4 species

Sedella

4 species

Cremnophila

3 species

Afrovivella

2 species

Sedeveria

2 species

Adromischu

1 species

Crassulaceophyllum

1 species

Cremsonella

1 species

Hylotelepbium

1 species

Hypagophytum

1 species

Meterostachys

1 species

Perrierosedum

1 species

Pseudocotyledon

1 species