Crassula brevifolia is a succulent plant in the family Crassulaceae.

A small (reaching 50cm in height), branching, perennial shrub.

It has distinctively short, thickly-succulent leaves, which are roughly triangular in cross-section but with slightly rounded angles (leaf-margins).

It has flaking brown bark on its thin, woody stems.

This is a very variable species, with two subspecies and many regional forms.