Crassula peduncularis
Purple Crassula
Tiny erect or drooping annual or short-lived perennial herb with much branched reddish stems, rooting at nodes to form dense cushions.
Additional information
- FamilyCrassulaceae
- StoreyLower storey
- Sizeto 5 cm high
- Plant groupingHerbs & Groundcovers <1m
- LeavesPairs of succulent, narrow lance-shaped purplish leaves 1.5-4.2 mm x 0.3-0.6 mm, convex on both sides.
- Flower colourWhite, tinged with red
- Flowering timemostly August to November
- FlowersSingle tiny erect flowers per pair of leaves on long stalks.
- Bird attractingNo
- Butterfly attractingNo
- Frog habitatNo
- Growing conditionsMuddy soils around pools. Semi to dappled shade.
- Garden useA tiny plant for a bog garden.
- Commercially availableNever
- Conservation statusSignificant within the Shire. Very restricted distribution within the Shire. More common outside the Shire boundary.
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Photographer/s: 1 Murray Fagg ©; 2 Neil Blair, Royal Botanic Gardens Board ©
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