Crassula colorata (Nees) Ostenf. APNI* Description: Erect annual with stems to 15 cm high, scarcely branched.
Leaves lanceolate, mostly 2–5 mm long, 1.5–3 mm wide, abruptly constricted towards base, flat to concave, often red-brown; sessile.
Inflorescences spike-like thyrsoids or panicles; pedicels ± absent. Flowers mainly 5-merous. Calyx lobes 1–2.5 mm long. Corolla pale yellow to red, lobes 1–2 mm long. Carpel scales oblong.
Follicles dehiscing by a basal split; seeds 2.
Distribution and occurrence: Grows mainly in western areas, in sheltered temporarily wet areas.
NSW subdivisions: NT, NWS, CWS, SWS, SWP, NFWP, SFWP
Other Australian states: S.A. W.A.
Text by J. Everett & E. H. Norris
Taxon concept:
Taxa not yet included in identification key
Crassula colorata var. acuminata,
Crassula colorata var. colorata
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