Crassula tillaea
Crassula tillaea is a succulent plant known by its common names mossy stonecrop[2] and moss pygmyweed. It is a small fleshy plant growing only a few centimeters in height. It is green when new and gradually turns orange and then deep red when mature. It has tiny triangular pointed leaves only a few millimeters long. A tiny flower or pair of flowers grows between each oppositely-arranged pair of leaves; the flowers are about two millimeters in length and width. The fruit is a minute follicle containing one or two seeds. This plant is native to Eurasia, particularly the Mediterranean Basin, but is known in other regions as an introduced species.
Mossy stonecrop | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Saxifragales |
Family: | Crassulaceae |
Genus: | Crassula |
Species: | C. tillaea |
Binomial name | |
Crassula tillaea Lester-Garland | |
Synonyms | |
Crassula mucosa |
References
Wikispecies has information related to Crassula tillaea.
- Lansdown, R.V.; Rhazi, L.; Grillas, P.; Rhazi, M.; Flanagan, D. (2013). "Crassula tillaea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T164302A13542044. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T164302A13542044.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
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