Join this post to tell you about identifying succulent houseplants with their images and names. Succulents are the common houseplants. Here I will provide you with a list of the common indoor succulents and a short overview of their appearance. I also will give you a chart (table) of their characteristics. you also will get familiar with one of the best free online tools that will make succulent houseplant identification easy for you. keep reading.
table of characteristics is a helpful way to visualize the differences between common indoor succulents. In the following, I provide you with a table that works as a quick reference for succulent houseplant identification based on their leaf type, colour, shape, stem type, flower shape, and flower colour.
Succulent Plant | Leaf Type | Leaf Color | Leaf Shape | Stem Type | Flower Shape | Flower Color |
Aloe Vera | Fleshy | Green-gray | Serrated | Short stem | Tubular | Yellow/orange |
Echeveria | Fleshy | Varied (e.g., pink) | Rosette | Short/stemless | Bell-shaped | Various |
Jade Plant | Fleshy | Deep green | Oval | Woody stem | Star-shaped | White/pink |
Snake Plant | Fleshy | Dark green | Sword-like | Rhizomatous | Tubular | Greenish-white |
Zebra Plant | Fleshy | Dark green | Rosette | Short/stemless | Tubular | Various |
Christmas Cactus | Succulent stems | Greenish (segmented) | Jointed | Jointed stems | Pendulous | Various |
Haworthia | Fleshy | Various (e.g., green) | Varied | Short/stemless | Tubular | Various |
String of Pearls | Succulent stems | Green | Beads | Trailing | Daisy-like | White/cream |
Burro’s Tail | Succulent leaves | Gray-green with spots | Tear-shaped | Trailing | Star-shaped | Pink/red |
Panda Plant | Fleshy | Gray-green with spots | Fuzzy | Short/stemless | Bell-shaped | Orange/yellow |
Crassula | Fleshy | Various (e.g., green) | Varied | Short/elongated | Star-shaped | Various |
Ponytail Palm | Fleshy | Green | Arching | Bulbous base | Small & cream | Infrequent |
Sempervivum | Fleshy | Varied (e.g., green/red) | Rosette | Stemless | Star-shaped | Various |
Gasteria | Fleshy | Varied (e.g., mottled) | Varied | Short/stemless | Tubular | Various |
Lithops | Fleshy | Varied (stone-like) | Varied | Short stem | Daisy-like | Yellow/white/pink |
Among the various characteristics of common indoor succulents, I tried to create a chart for succulent houseplant identification based on their leaf shape and flowers.
In this part, I provide you with images and names of indoor succulents. You can scroll through images and try to find the name of your intended succulent.
Scientific name: Aloe barbadensis miller
Other common names: Medicine Plant, Burn Plant
Succulent Plant | Leaf Type | Leaf Color | Leaf Shape | Stem Type | Flower Shape | Flower Color |
Aloe Vera | Fleshy | Green-gray | Serrated | Short stem | Tubular | Yellow/orange |
Scientific name: Echeveria spp.
Other common names: Hen and Chicks, Mexican Snowball
Succulent Plant | Leaf Type | Leaf Color | Leaf Shape | Stem Type | Flower Shape | Flower Color |
Echeveria | Fleshy | Varied (e.g., pink) | Rosette | Short/stemless | Bell-shaped | Various |
Scientific name: Crassula ovata
Other common names: Money Plant, Lucky Plant, Friendship Tree
Succulent Plant | Leaf Type | Leaf Color | Leaf Shape | Stem Type | Flower Shape | Flower Color |
Jade Plant | Fleshy | Deep green | Oval | Woody stem | Star-shaped | White/pink |
This plant is one of the air-purifying indoor plants.
Scientific name: Sansevieria trifasciata
Other common names: Mother-in-Law’s Tongue, Devil’s Tongue
Succulent Plant | Leaf Type | Leaf Color | Leaf Shape | Stem Type | Flower Shape | Flower Color |
Snake Plant | Fleshy | Dark green | Sword-like | Rhizomatous | Tubular | Greenish-white |
Scientific name: Haworthia fasciata
Other common names: Zebra Cactus, Pearl Plant
Succulent Plant | Leaf Type | Leaf Color | Leaf Shape | Stem Type | Flower Shape | Flower Color |
Zebra Plant | Fleshy | Dark green | Rosette | Short/stemless | Tubular | Various |
This plant is one of the common flowering house plants.
Scientific name: Schlumbergera spp.
Other common names: Holiday Cactus, Thanksgiving Cactus, Crab Cactus
Succulent Plant | Leaf Type | Leaf Color | Leaf Shape | Stem Type | Flower Shape | Flower Color |
Christmas Cactus | Succulent stems | Greenish (segmented) | Jointed | Jointed stems | Pendulous | Various |
Scientific name: Senecio rowleyanus
Other common names: Bead Plant, String of Beads
Succulent Plant | Leaf Type | Leaf Color | Leaf Shape | Stem Type | Flower Shape | Flower Color |
String of Pearls | Succulent stems | Green | Beads | Trailing | Daisy-like | White/cream |
Scientific name: Sedum morganianum
Other common names: Donkey Tail Plant, Lamb’s Tail
Succulent Plant | Leaf Type | Leaf Color | Leaf Shape | Stem Type | Flower Shape | Flower Color |
Burro’s Tail | Succulent leaves | Gray-green with spots | Tear-shaped | Trailing | Star-shaped | Pink/red |
Scientific name: Kalanchoe tomentosa
Other common names: Pussy Ears, Chocolate Soldier
Succulent Plant | Leaf Type | Leaf Color | Leaf Shape | Stem Type | Flower Shape | Flower Color |
Panda Plant | Fleshy | Gray-green with spots | Fuzzy | Short/stemless | Bell-shaped | Orange/yellow |
Scientific name: Crassula spp.
Other common names: Jade Plant (similar to Crassula ovata), Money Tree
Succulent Plant | Leaf Type | Leaf Color | Leaf Shape | Stem Type | Flower Shape | Flower Color |
Crassula | Fleshy | Various (e.g., green) | Varied | Short/elongated | Star-shaped | Various |
This is one of the safe plants for cats and dogs.
Scientific name: Beaucarnea recurvata
Other common names: Elephant’s Foot Tree, Bottle Palm
Succulent Plant | Leaf Type | Leaf Color | Leaf Shape | Stem Type | Flower Shape | Flower Color |
Ponytail Palm | Fleshy | Green | Arching | Bulbous base | Small & cream | Infrequent |
Scientific name: Sempervivum spp.
Other common names: Hen and Chicks (similar to Echeveria), Houseleek
Succulent Plant | Leaf Type | Leaf Color | Leaf Shape | Stem Type | Flower Shape | Flower Color |
Sempervivum | Fleshy | Varied (e.g., green/red) | Rosette | Stemless | Star-shaped | Various |
Scientific name: Gasteria spp.
Other common names: Ox Tongue Plant, Lawyer’s Tongue
Succulent Plant | Leaf Type | Leaf Color | Leaf Shape | Stem Type | Flower Shape | Flower Color |
Gasteria | Fleshy | Varied (e.g., mottled) | Varied | Short/stemless | Tubular | Various |
Scientific name: Lithops spp.
Other common names: Living Stones, Stone Plants
Succulent Plant | Leaf Type | Leaf Color | Leaf Shape | Stem Type | Flower Shape | Flower Color |
Lithops | Fleshy | Varied (stone-like) | Varied | Short stem | Daisy-like | Yellow/white/pink |
If you didn’t find your indoor succulent in the above list or are searching for an easier way, here I want to introduce one of the best plant identifiers for identifying succulent houseplants: The “House Plant Identifier”.
It is a free online tool that works with artificial intelligence and learning machines with an almost comprehensive collection of plant species images. Working with it is very easy and it can identify your intended plant in only 2 seconds with high accuracy.
The “House plant Identifier” can Identify indoor and outdoor plants such as flowers, trees, ornamentals, and even wild plants. it also detects plant disease. So, you can use it for succulent houseplant identification.
In this article, I tried to help you with succulent houseplant identification in various ways including images, charts, and a table of characteristics, and introduce a free online tool for identifying succulent houseplants.
Did you identify your indoor succulent? Which method is more interesting for you? why? please share your ideas and experiences with us below this page.
Hi, I’m Elaheh. My Academic major is plant protection, and houseplants are my expertise. As a houseplant lover, my house is full of indoor plants and it is my passion to take care of them. Hence, I’m here to share my knowledge and experience about growing healthy houseplants. I am also a plant protection advisor, so feel free to ask me any questions you may have.