Crassula connata (Ruiz & Pav.) A. Berger
Sand Pygmyweed (Erect Pigmyweed; erect pygmyweed)
Crassulaceae
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Sand Pygmyweed (Erect Pigmyweed; erect pygmyweed)
Crassulaceae
Introduction to Vascular Plants
SUBTAXA PRESENT IN BC
Crassula connata var. connata
Species Information
General:
Weak annual herb, rooting nodally; stems ascending or erect, freely branching, 2-6 cm tall, glabrous.
Leaves:
Opposite, entire, succulent, oblong egg-shaped, 1.5-3 mm long.
Flowers:
Inflorescence of flower clusters in the leaf axils; flowers usually 4-merous, greenish, short-stalked but lengthening in fruit; calyces cup-shaped; petals no longer than the sepals, whitish.
Fruits:
Follicles, less than 2 mm long, purplish, 1-2 seeded.