What is Crassulatae?

Crassulatae is a botanical name of a group of characteristically fleshy plants, often called succulents. These plants are in the Orpine family. In general, these plants are herbs and shrubs that live in dry and arid areas. The families belonging to the Crassulavae family include Crassula, Sedum, Sempervivum and others. Many plants belonging to different genera are highly valued for domestic and garden plants, including stemope and hen and chickens. Although plants in this family generally prefer dry climate, some of the plants such as crassula ericoides , like a lot of water and sandy soil that allows it to drain quickly. Some plants are small when they are ripe, but others can become almost like a tree. cotyledon orbiculata or pig's ear flower, often grows to 12 to 24 inches (around 30 to 61 cm), while a conventional hen and chicken plant, sempervivum tectorum , is generally less than 4 inches (10 cm).

Plants in the family have a very wide range of habitats. One of his families sedum has plants that grow from northern regions, such as Iceland, to southern regions such as Bolivia and Peru, and many areas between them. Most sedum plants grow well in rock gardens and are durable in most of the United States and other countries. Although most varieties of hens and chickens come from North Africa and parts of Europe, gardeners around the world use them for ornamental plantings, especially in rock garden landscaping. These plants are very durable and the gardeners should be checked in local kindergartens to learn which varieties are durable in this area.

gardeners must know about plants of Crassulatae family that they are growing. Some plants such as sedum acre may be toxic to animals or at least cause irritation. Poisonous sedum rubrotinctum usually causes disease during ingestion and sometimesirritation when it touches.

 

Although some plants are toxic, herbalists have used others for centuries. In his book Materia Medica , Discorides, who lived from 40 to 90 NL, advises that the sempervivum leaves crushed on wine will eliminate intestinal parasites such as fats and worms. Another early herbalist, Pliny The Elder, who lived from 23 to 79 NL, wrote in Naturalis historiae that he used sempervivum to treat large amounts of skin conditions such as burns and ring. The Romans used it as a pesticide to protect their crops from caterpillars. In parts of South Africa, native herbalists treat skin conditions such as abscesses and warts, with cotyledon orbiculata .

Herbalists must carefully carefully carefully carefully about the recommendation of any plant. Rod Kalanchoe contains about 125 species, many of which are ordinary domestic and garden plants. Many species contain plants that have toxins that may negativethem to influence the heart rhythm of a person. Passports that randomly enjoy plants kalanchoe often suffer from heart poisoning. It is important to maintain these plants from young children and pets.