Crassula tetragona

Linnaeus

Sp. Pl. 1: 283. 1753,.

Treatment appears in FNA Volume 8. Treatment on page 155. Mentioned on page 151.
Revision as of 22:27, 16 December 2019 by FNA>Volume Importer

Plants terrestrial, perennial. Stems erect, green, moderately branched, 30–50 cm. Leaf blades linear to triangular, 10–30 mm, apex mucronate. Inflorescences lax, flowers 2 per node. Pedicels 3–5 mm. Flowers 5-merous; sepals (erect), triangular, 1 mm, apex acute; petals narrowly triangular, 2–3 mm. Follicles erect, 6–10-seeded, ovoid; old follicles erect, boat-shaped. Seeds not seen.


Phenology: Flowering Mar–Jun.
Habitat: Disturbed sites
Elevation: 0-400 m

Distribution

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Calif., Africa (South Africa).

Discussion

Crassula tetragona is naturalized in southern California.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.