Family · Rosids
Crassulaceae
Stonecrops, jade, sedum, echeveria
Stonecrop family: succulent herbs and shrubs using CAM photosynthesis, adapted to dry habitats and popular as houseplants.
- Accepted species
- 1,864accepted names · Kew WCVP
- Genera
- 39accepted genera · Kew WCVP
- Origin
- ≈60 MaPaleogene · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
- Centre of diversity
- Africamost native species · WGSRPD
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Plants you might know
- Sedum (stonecrop)
- Sempervivum (houseleek)
- Crassula (jade plant)
- Kalanchoe
Genera
Sedum508 spp.
Crassula224 spp.
Echeveria220 spp.
Kalanchoe188 spp.
Aeonium100 spp.
Rhodiola76 spp.
Sempervivum65 spp.
Dudleya52 spp.
Tylecodon52 spp.
Adromischus29 spp.
Hylotelephium29 spp.
Villadia29 spp.
Pachyphytum28 spp.
Rosularia26 spp.
Aichryson22 spp.
Petrosedum22 spp.
Monanthes21 spp.
Sinocrassula21 spp.
Cotyledon20 spp.
Phedimus20 spp.
Umbilicus17 spp.
Graptopetalum16 spp.
Pseudosedum13 spp.
Orostachys12 spp.
Quetzalcoatlia10 spp.
Chaloupkaea8 spp.
Thompsonella8 spp.
Lenophyllum7 spp.
Pistorinia4 spp.
Chazaroa3 spp.
Cremnophila3 spp.
Prometheum3 spp.
Kungia2 spp.
Afrovivella1 spp.
Chiastophyllum1 spp.
Hypagophytum1 spp.
Jeronimoa1 spp.
Meterostachys1 spp.
Perrierosedum1 spp.
Where it grows
- Africa677
- Northern America529
- Asia-Temperate490
- Europe143
- Asia-Tropical106
- Southern America96
- Australasia18
- Pacific1
- Antarctic1
Native species richness by botanical continent (WGSRPD level 1), from Kew WCVP.
Related families
Crassulaceae sits in the order Saxifragales.