Kleinia petraea is a species of flowering plant in the genus Kleinia and family Asteraceae which was previously considered to be a species of Senecio.[5] Native to Kenya and Tanzania, it is colloquially known as creeping jade, trailing jade or weeping jade due to its resemblance to the unrelated Jade plant (Crassula ovata). It is grown as a garden plant as a groundcover or in hanging baskets.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Kleinia |
| Species: | K. petraea
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| Binomial name | |
| Kleinia petraea | |
| Synonyms[1][2][3] AFPD[4] | |
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Notonia petraea R.E.Fr. | |
References edit
- ^ "Senecio jacobsenii G.D.Rowley". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens. 2008-05-26.
- ^ "Kleinia petraea". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens. 2008-05-26.
- ^ "Notonia petraea R.E.Fr". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens. 2008-05-26.
- ^ "Kleinia petraea (R.E.Fr.) C.Jeffrey record n° 101916". African Plants Database. South African National Biodiversity Institute, the Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève and Tela Botanica. Archived from the original on 2013-01-15. Retrieved 2008-05-26.
- ^ Jeffrey, Charles (1986). "The Senecioneae in East Tropical Africa: Notes on Compositae: IV". Kew Bulletin. 41 (4). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: 873–943. Bibcode:1986KewBu..41..873J. doi:10.2307/4102988. JSTOR 4102988.
External links edit
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