Crassula tecta

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| genus = Crassula

| species = tecta

| authority = Thunb.

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Crassula tecta is a species of succulent plant in the genus Crassula native to South Africa.{{cite POWO |id=273535-1 |title=Crassula tecta }} Easily confused with Crassula namaquensis, this species has a compact growth habit forming clusters of round, blue-white leaves.{{cite book|author=Fred Dortort|title=The Timber Press Guide to Succulent Plants of the World: A Comprehensive Reference to More than 2000 Species|date=19 November 2014|publisher=Timber Press|isbn=978-1-60469-357-7|page=49 }} Kept in cultivation since the 18th century, Crassula tecta is known for the beautiful patterning on its leaves and white flowers.{{Cite journal |last=Keen |first=Bill |last2=Broogh |first2=Helmut |date=1984 |title=Crassulas Worthy of Cultivation |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/42792159 |journal=British Cactus & Succulent Journal |volume=2 |issue=1 |pages=24–25 |issn=0264-3405}}{{Cite journal |last=Tree |first=Bill |last2=Tree |first2=Yvonne |date=1980 |title=Three Choice Crassulas |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/42790037 |journal=The National Cactus and Succulent Journal |volume=35 |issue=1 |pages=20–21 |issn=0027-8858}}