Crassula drummondii Fedde

Small-leaf pygmyweed (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Saxifragales > Crassulaceae > Crassula

Characteristics

Plants terrestrial or subaquatic, annual. Stems decumbent or erect, greenish red in age, diffusely branched, to 10 cm. Leaf blades narrow-lanceolate, 1.5-3 mm, apex obtuse. Inflorescences lax; flowers 1 per node. Pedicels 0.5-3 mm. Flowers 4-merous; sepals triangular-ovate, 0.4-0.6 mm, apex obtuse; petals ovate, 1.3-1.5 mm. Follicles ascending, 9-15-seeded, oblong; old follicles spreading, flat. Seeds oblong to ellipsoid, 0.2-0.4(-0.5) × 0.1-0.3 mm, prickly-papillate, dull, smooth.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
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Mature height (meter) 0.05 - 0.1
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Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 5-6
Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

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Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
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Cultivation

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Germination luminosity light
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Distribution

Crassula drummondii world distribution map, present in Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Paraguay, Uruguay, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:67783-2
WFO ID wfo-0000624998
COL ID Z786
BDTFX ID 68360
INPN ID 126680
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Synonyms

Crassula drummondii Tillaea drummondii Tillaeastrum drummondii Hydrophila drummondii Tillaea aquatica var. drummondii