Not convinced that these are related:
Crassula elegans
C rupestris I think
C perfoliata
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These flowers seem structurally similar to each other but not much to the jade-types you posted yesterday
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Yes, I found some genetic studies but they are behind a paywall so I can't access everything but the gist is that there are subtypes that are not closely related to each other
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Seems clear to me. Crassulaceae as a whole is huge and just in South Africa we get Adromischus, Cotyledon, Crassula, Kalanchoe, and Tylecodon. Then the huge diversity within Crassula, with the other genera relatively small
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It's the largest group of leaf-succulents in Southern Africa after Mesembs (Aizoaceae)
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All with very similar floral structure
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The diversity of mesembs are fascinating but they are also quite clearly related
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It seems that the flowers are bee, moth and butterfly pollinated. Then there's also a butterfly larvae that feeds on the leaves of all crassulaceae
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Yes, I've had that little grub tunneling in my plants. It has a particular taste for Echeveria. Interesting, because Echeveria are not Native but the native insects recognise them as edible
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Here's the culprit
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Pollinates one species, feeds off another. I hope that you don't kill them
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