Crassula tillaea Lest.-Garl.

Mossy Stonecrop

Crassulaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Crassulaceae (Stonecrop family)
Genus: Crassula (Pygmyweed)

Synonyms

Crassula tillaea
Crassula alata subsp. muscosa
Crassula muscosa
Tillaea muscosa

Related species

Crassula aquatica (L.) Schönland - Pigmyweed
Crassula tillaea Lest.-Garl. - Mossy Stonecrop

Traits


    Maximal 5 cm tall, annual. inflorescence: 2–4‑flowered. flowers: reddish to whitish. corolla: 3‑leaved. petals: shorter than the sepals. stamina: 3. ovary: 3. fruits: follicles. fruitlets: 2‑seeded. phyllotaxy: opposite. leaves: oval, lamina 0.3–0.8 cm long." ...

    You find the complete description in our identification books.

Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Crassula tillaea

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.


Distribution in Germany

Crassula tillaea

Legend

Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Crassula tillaea

Crassula tillaea

Status

  • extinct

Habitat

  • riparian vegetation, mudflat vegetation, reedbeds, extensively used or natural grassland, dwarf shrub heaths, fields, vineyards

  • in moist to wet, periodically flooded habitats

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