The major families contributing to this group are Mesembryanthemaceae, Crassulaceae, and Aloaceae. From Wordnik.com. [Succulent Karoo] Reference
The first word refers to the stonecrop family (Crassulaceae) in which the phenomenon was first discovered. From Wordnik.com. [Adaptations of desert plants] Reference
This growth form is found extensively throughout the families Aizoaceae, Crassulaceae, Liliaceae, and Euphorbiaceae. From Wordnik.com. [Succulent Karoo] Reference
One species of note is Sedum madagascariense (Crassulaceae), the only Malagasy representative of this predominately northern latitudinal genus. From Wordnik.com. [Madagascar ericoid thickets] Reference
There has also been considerable diversification in many other succulent plant lineages, including the Crassulaceae (Crassula and Tylecodon), Aloaceae (Haworthia and Aloe), Apocynaceae (Stapelieae), and Euphorbia. From Wordnik.com. [Succulent Karoo] Reference
Yponomeuta sedellus is unique in having shifted to Crassulaceae. From Wordnik.com. [PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles] Reference
Y. sedellus, which feeds on various Sedum species (Crassulaceae), and the clade. From Wordnik.com. [PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles] Reference
Bot.a. A large genus of herbaceous or woody-stemmed, succulent South African plants of the orpine family (Crassulaceae). b. From Wordnik.com. [VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XIV No 3] Reference
While this mechanism is not unique to the Crassulaceae, it was first observed in crassulacean plants, thus bearing its name. From Wordnik.com. [Museum Blogs] Reference
The shift to Crassulaceae is reconstructed as having taken place (as a broadening of the feeding range) in the common ancestor of. From Wordnik.com. [PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles] Reference
It is interesting to note that in addition to succulence, members of the Crassulaceae family possess an additional water retaining mechanism called. From Wordnik.com. [Museum Blogs] Reference
Cel = Celastraceae, Ros = Rosaceae, Sal = Salicaceae, Cras = Crassulaceae. From Wordnik.com. [PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles] Reference
Many thanks to Claire Woods, aka buildingadesert@Flickr, of San Pablo California, for submitting the photo of this delectably bizarre member of the Crassulaceae (. From Wordnik.com. [Museum Blogs] Reference
Family: Crassulaceae. From Wordnik.com. [Crossandra, mango and jellybean plant: ornamental plants and flowers of tropical Mexico] Reference
Plant Family/Families: Crassulaceae. From Wordnik.com. [Museum Blogs] Reference
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