Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa

Common name: bergkraaltjies, konsertinabossie, sosatiebossie, sosaties, concertina plant, kebab bush

Family: Crassulaceae (Sedum)

Distribution: Richtersveld, Namibia

IUCN Red list: Not evaluated

National red list: Least Concern

Life form: Succulent plant

Comments: It is interesting to note that the green chlorophyll (green colouring) recedes deeper into the leaf tissue in the summer heat. In summer the leaf margins take on brilliant red and yellow hues. It is nature's way of surviving the dry summer heat. In most cases the plants rest in summer. Under ideal conditions it may take five years for a plant to reach a length of 1 m. They can live for more than sixty years in their natural habitat. Like so many of other succulent plants from the dry western parts of our country, they are water misers. They survive in predominately winter rainfall areas that receive little more than 120 mm annually.