Crassula colorata
Crassula colorata, the dense pigmyweed[2] or dense stonecrop, is an annual plant in the family Crassulaceae. The species is endemic to Australia, occurring in Western Australia,[3] South Australia, New South Wales[4] and Victoria.[5]
| Dense stonecrop | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Saxifragales |
| Family: | Crassulaceae |
| Genus: | Crassula |
| Species: | C. colorata |
| Binomial name | |
| Crassula colorata | |
| Synonyms | |
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The succulent annual herb typically grows to a height of 1.5 to 15 centimetres (0.6 to 5.9 in). It produces green-red-yellow flowers between August and October.[3]
It is found amongst rocky outcrops, along road-sides and on low-lying areas where it grows in sandy-loamy soils over ironstone or granite.[3]
There are three known varieties of the species;
- Crassula colorata var. acuminata (Reader) Toelken
- Crassula colorata var. (Nees) Ostenf. var. colorata
- Crassula colorata var. miriamiae (Ostenf.) Toelken
References
- "Crassula colorata". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 1 July 2008.
- "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 25 January 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- "Crassula colorata". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
- "New South Wales Flora Online: Crassula colorata". Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney, Australia.
- Ross, J.H. & N.G. Walsh. A Census of the Vascular Plants of Victoria. Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne.
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