Crassula colorata

Dense stonecrop
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Order:Saxifragales
Family:Crassulaceae
Genus:Crassula
Species: C. colorata
Binomial name
Crassula colorata
Synonyms

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]

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

  1. ↑ "Crassula colorata". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2008-07-01.
  2. ↑ "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-01-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  3. 1 2 3 "Crassula colorata". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
  4. ↑ "New South Wales Flora Online: Crassula colorata". Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney, Australia.
  5. ↑ Ross, J.H. & N.G. Walsh. A Census of the Vascular Plants of Victoria. Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne.


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