Crassulaceae
Jade plant
Crassula ovata
- Family
- Crassulaceae
- Genus
- Crassula
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Common names
By language (33)
- Afrikaans
- Kerkeibos
- Arabic
- كرسول بيضوي
- arz
- كرسول بيضوى
- Catalan
- Planta dels diners
- Chinese
- 翡翠木, 燕子掌, 北斗七星, 黄金花月
- Czech
- Tlustice vejčitá
- Danish
- Paradistræ, Pengetræ
- English
- Jade plant, Friendship tree, Kerky-bush, Lucky plant, Money plant, Money tree, Penny tree, Pink joy
- Estonian
- Portulak-turdleht, Ahvileivapuu, Rahapuu
- Finnish
- Rahapuu
- German
- Geldbaum, Pfennigbaum
- Hebrew
- קרסולה סגלגלה
- Hindi
- जेड पौधा
- hsb
- Jejkojta tołsćinka
- Hungarian
- Pozsgafa, Majomfa
- Icelandic
- Paradísartré
- Indonesian
- Tanaman giok
- Italian
- Albero di giada
- Japanese
- フチベニベンケイ, 金のなる木, オウゴンカゲツ, カゲツ, カネノナルキ, 花月, 金の成る木, 黄金花月
- Korean
- 염자
- Latvian
- Olveida krasula, Naudas koks
- Macedonian
- Јајчест дебелец, Дрво на парите
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Pengetre
- Persian
- کراسولا اواتا
- Polish
- Grubosz jajowaty
- Russian
- Толстянка яйцевидная, Денежное дерево, Крассула яйцевидная, Толстянка овальная, Толстянка портулаковая, Толстянка серебристая
- Slovak
- Tučnolist vajcovitý
- Spanish
- Arbol de jade, Jade, Árbol de jade
- Swedish
- Paradisträd, Krassula, Penningträd
- Ukrainian
- Товстянка яйцеподібна
- Uzbek
- Tuxumsimon Semizak
- Vietnamese
- Phỉ thúy
- Welsh
- Briweg wyrddloyw
Synonyms
- Cotyledon lutea hort. ex Lam.
- Cotyledon ovata Mill.
- Crassula argentea Thunb.
- Crassula articulata Zuccagni
- Crassula lucens Gram
- Crassula nitida Schönland
- Crassula obliqua [Soland.]
- Crassula portulacea Lam.
- Toelkenia ovata (Mill.) P.V.Heath
Flowers
- In flower
- January, June to August (from 91 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Gutiérrez Esther, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
FlowerPhoto: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Ametsak, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Petra Holland, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Whole plantPhoto: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Whole plantPhoto: Christiaan Viljoen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Whole plantPhoto: alexspeth68, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Whole plantPhoto: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Whole plantPhoto: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Whole plantPhoto: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Whole plantPhoto: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Whole plantPhoto: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0); common names from SimplePlant editors (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.