Crassula brevifolia subsp. brevifolia flowers

The flowers of Crassula brevifolia subsp. brevifolia grow in clusters at or near branch tips. The creamy or pale yellow flowers each has five bluntly pointed petals that recurve slightly, presenting the five exserted stamens and stigma fully. The youngest flowers in the photo still have their petals closed, or pointing up. he oldest ones are already discoloured brown. The anthers have become dark instead of yellow as on young flowers. The flower colour in this variable species may also be pink. Flowering happens in autumn.

The leaves are yellow to orange with tinges of green, slightly curved, resembling banana shape, and tapering to rounded tips. The ridges render them between triangular and cylindrical in cross-section. Pointing upwards, the leaves tend to cluster at the stem tips.

This photo was taken during April in Namaqualand, east of Port Nolloth (Smith, et al, 2017; Bond and Goldblatt, 1984; iNaturalist; iSpot; www.succulents.co.za).