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Pricklyseed Pygmyweed (Crassula viridis)

Description

Crassula viridis is crawling with erect end herbaceous plant. Their narrow triangular leaves are 6 to 9 millimeters (rarely 4 to 10 millimeters) long. Their tip is pointed.A four-flowered flower is formed per node . The flower stem is 0.6 to 1 millimeter (rarely 0.4 to 4 millimeters) long. Its 0.7 to 0.8 millimeter long and 0.5 to 0.7 millimeter wide sepals are triangular. The also triangular, pointed crown leaves are 1.3 millimeters long and 0.6 millimeters wide. The filiform nectar shoulders have a length of 0.6 millimeters. Depending carpel six to twelve are seeds formed. The elongated to narrow kidney-shaped seeds are reddish-brown, elongated and carry individual papillae .

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: Magnoliophyta

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Saxifragales

            • Family: Crassulaceae

              • Genus: Crassula