Crassula namaquensis subsp. namaquensis is a dwarf leaf-succulent that branches to spread some erect, grey-green leaves on short, stems trailing in the sand. The leaves are thickly succulent, variably ridged brown on the upper surfaces of the velvety, grey leaves.
The plant is at home in Namaqualand in the Northern Cape as the name indicates, ranging to the Richtersveld and southern Namibia.
This small Crassula was seen spreading in a small colony among quartzite rocks at Komaggas, west of Springbok. The subspecies is not considered threatened in habitat early in the twenty first century.
More than half of Namaqualand’s 3000 plant species are endemic, making the region a focus in endemism. Many Namaqualand plants are small and succulent. Mesembs, crassulas and stapeliads are strongly represented here (Frandsen, 2017; Cowling and Pierce, 1999; iNaturalist; iSpot; http://redlist.sanbi.org).