familyCrassulaceae
genusCrassula
speciesCrassula colligata
subspeciesCrassula colligata subsp. lamprosperma
Crassula colligata subsp. lamprosperma
S. Austral. Naturalist 76: 9, fig. 1H–K. 2002,.
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 8. Treatment on page 155.
Revision as of 22:42, 5 November 2020 by imported>Volume Importer
Plants terrestrial, annual. Stems erect, reddish brown in age, unbranched or branched, to 16 cm. Leaf blades ovate to oblong, 4–5 mm, apex with awn or mucro. Inflorescences compact; flowers 2 per node. Pedicels 1.5+ mm. Flowers 5-merous; sepals lanceolate, 1.5 mm, apex mucronate; petals lanceolate, 1.2 mm. Follicles erect or slightly recurved, 1–2-seeded, oblong-lanceoloid; old follicles ascending, boat-shaped. Seeds ellipsoid, 0.3–0.5 × 0.1–0.2 mm, not papillate, shiny, smooth.
Phenology: Flowering spring.
Habitat: Sandy to loamy soils in open woodlands
Elevation: 100-200 m
Distribution
Introduced; Calif., Australia.
Discussion
Subspecies lamprosperma was found along the San Gabriel River in southern California, possibly brought in as a seed contaminant at a nearby quarry (S. Boyd 2004).
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.