Crassula peduncularis

Purple stonecrop
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Order:Saxifragales
Family:Crassulaceae
Genus:Crassula
Species: C. peduncularis
Binomial name
Crassula peduncularis
(Sm.) Meigen

Crassula peduncularis, commonly known as purple stonecrop, is a herb in the Crassulaceae family.[1]

The annual herb has an decumbent habit and typically grows to a height of 1 to 50 centimetres (0.4 to 19.7 in) and around 15 centimetres (5.9 in) wide. It blooms between September and October producing green-yellow-brown-red flowers.

It is found in marshy areas and around ephemeral pools on granite outcrops in the Great Southern, Wheatbelt, South West, Peel and Goldfields-Esperance regions of Western Australia.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Crassula peduncularis". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
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