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Crassula saginoides
Crassula saginoides (Maxim.) Bywater & Wickens
River-leek, Water Pygmy Weed, Wrinkleseed Pygmyweed
Crassulaceae (Stonecrop family)
Synonym(s): Hydrophila vaillantii, Tillaea angustifolia var. bolanderi, Tillaea bolanderi, Tillaea drummondii var. bolanderi, Tillaea vaillantii, Tillaeastrum pringlei, Tillaeastrum vaillantii
USDA Symbol: CRSA7
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (I)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: AnnualHabit: Herb
Fruit Type: Follicle
Size Notes: Up to about 5 inches tall, stems reddish in age.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: White , Pink , GreenBloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug
Distribution
USA: AK , CA , MA , MT , NV , OR , WA , WYCanada: NS
Native Habitat: Coastal marshes and brackish mudflats, vernal pools, muddy margins of ponds and streams.
Web Reference
Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) CalfloraWebref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Additional resources
USDA: Find Crassula saginoides in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Crassula saginoides in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Crassula saginoides
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-10-29Research By: CBR