Crassula peduncularis

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Purple stonecrop
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
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 family Crassulaceae. [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] It is also indigenous to New Zealand. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Crassula peduncularis". FloraBase . Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  2. "Crassula peduncularis (Sm.) F.Meigen". www.nzflora.info. 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-02-16. Retrieved 2021-09-12.