Biology:Crassula colorata
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Short description: Species of plant
| Dense stonecrop | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Saxifragales |
| Family: | Crassulaceae |
| Genus: | Crassula |
| Species: | C. colorata
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| Binomial name | |
| Crassula colorata (Nees) Ostenf.[1]
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Crassula colorata, the dense pigmyweed[2] or dense stonecrop, is an annual plant in the family Crassulaceae. The species is endemic to Australia , occurring in Western Australia,[3] South Australia, New South Wales[4] and Victoria.[5]
The succulent annual herb typically grows to a height of 1.5 to 15 centimetres (0.6 to 5.9 in). It produces green-red-yellow flowers between August and October.[3]
It is found amongst rocky outcrops, along road-sides and on low-lying areas where it grows in sandy-loamy soils over ironstone or granite.[3]
There are three known varieties of the species;
- Crassula colorata var. acuminata (Reader) Toelken
- Crassula colorata var. (Nees) Ostenf. var. colorata
- Crassula colorata var. miriamiae (Ostenf.) Toelken
References
- ↑ "Crassula colorata". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=CRASSULA+COLORATA. Retrieved 2008-07-01.
- ↑ (xls) BSBI List 2007, Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland, https://bsbi.org/download/3542/, retrieved 2014-10-17
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Crassula colorata". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife. https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/3137.
- ↑ "New South Wales Flora Online: Crassula colorata". Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney, Australia. http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Crassula~colorata.
- ↑ Ross, J.H. & N.G. Walsh. A Census of the Vascular Plants of Victoria. Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne. http://www.rbg.vic.gov.au/dbpages/viclist/cd/index.html.[yes|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
Wikidata ☰ Q5182512 entry
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