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Crassula saginoides

Crassula saginoides (Maxim.) Bywater & Wickens

River-leek, Water Pygmy Weed, Wrinkleseed Pygmyweed

Crassulaceae (Stonecrop family)

Synonym(s): Hydrophila vaillantii, Tillaea angustifolia var. bolanderi, Tillaea bolanderi, Tillaea drummondii var. bolanderi, Tillaea vaillantii, Tillaeastrum pringlei, Tillaeastrum vaillantii

USDA Symbol: CRSA7

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (I)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Follicle
Size Notes: Up to about 5 inches tall, stems reddish in age.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Pink , Green
Bloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug

Distribution

USA: AK , CA , MA , MT , NV , OR , WA , WY
Canada: NS
Native Habitat: Coastal marshes and brackish mudflats, vernal pools, muddy margins of ponds and streams.

Web Reference

Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) Calflora
Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.

Additional resources

USDA: Find Crassula saginoides in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Crassula saginoides in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Crassula saginoides

Metadata

Record Modified: 2020-10-29
Research By: CBR

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