Crassula aquatica
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Crassula aquatica is a succulent plant known by the common names water pygmyweed,[1] common pygmyweedScript error: No such module "Unsubst". and just pigmyweed.[2] It is an annual plant of salt marshes, vernal pools, wetlands, and other fresh to brackish water bodies. It is at least partially aquatic, living in areas which are submersed much of the time. It also lives along muddy banks and in tidally-active areas of estuaries.
Description
Crassula aquatica is a small plant forming thin mats or small patches on mud and sand, and growing more erect when exposed to open air for longer periods. The flesh of the plant is greenish-yellow to bright red or purplish. The tiny fleshy pointed leaves are only a few millimeters long.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
A flower grows on a short stalk from the intersection of each oppositely-arranged pair of leaves. The flower is only about two millimeters long and wide. The fruit is a minute follicle containing several seeds.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Distribution and habitat
This plant is widespread across North America and Eurasia.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". It is an annual plant of salt marshes, vernal pools, wetlands, and other fresh to brackish water bodies. It is at least partially aquatic, living in areas which are submersed much of the time. It also lives along muddy banks and in tidally-active areas of estuaries.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Conservation
It is listed as a vulnerable species in Newfoundland and Labrador.[3] Cavan Allen rediscovered Crassula aquatica in Maryland in 2012 after it had been last seen in that state in 1950.[4]
References
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- ↑ https://nmnh.typepad.com/the_plant_press/2014/03/more-than-a-pygmy-discovery.html Allen Cavan and Wesley Knapp. 2014. More Than a ‘Pygmy’ Discovery. Plant Press Vol. 17 (Number 1)
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