Crassula peduncularis F.Meigen

Purple stonecrop (en), Crassule pédonculée (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Saxifragales > Crassulaceae > Crassula

Characteristics

Delicate annual herb with a single stem or with many stems forming small loose cushions; stems ± decumbent or almost prostrate, rooting at nodes, ascending to c. 5 cm, much-branched. Lvs connate at base, 1.3-3-(4.5) × 0.3-0.7 mm, c. 0.2 mm thick, linear or linear-lanceolate, flattened above, convex beneath; apex acute or apiculate. Fls solitary in axil of one lf of each lf pair, with petals remaining ± erect, 4-merous, c. 1.5 mm diam.; pedicels usually < 1 mm long at anthesis, elongating to 10-(13) mm long at fruiting. Calyx lobes 0.5-0.8 × c. 0.3 mm, ovate-triangular, obtuse or subacute. Petals c. 0.6-0.7 × 0.2-0.3 mm, elliptic-ovate, reddish green with pink or white margins, obtuse or subacute, c. = calyx. Scales c. 0.15 mm long, narrow-linear. Follicles smooth. Seed 0.2-0.35 mm long.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.05
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-11

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Germination luminosity light
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Images

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Distribution

Crassula peduncularis world distribution map, present in Argentina, Brazil, New Zealand, and Uruguay

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:67791-2
WFO ID wfo-0000625321
COL ID Z7FT
BDTFX ID 103276
INPN ID 717155
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Tillaea simplex Tillaea peduncularis Tillaea caudiculata Sedum bonariense Crassula bonariensis Crassula peduncularis Crassula purpurata Tillaea purpurata Crassula paludosa Bulliarda bonariensis Crassula caudiculata