Blooms: March-April
Habit: herb
Duration: annual
Origin: Introduced
Distribution: Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia south to California.
Habitat: Disturbed areas, rock crevices, and sandy areas, often where seasonally wet or moist.
Habit: herb
Duration: annual
Origin: Introduced
Distribution: Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia south to California.
Habitat: Disturbed areas, rock crevices, and sandy areas, often where seasonally wet or moist.
Species Description:
General: Annual, terrestrial herbs, the stems erect, red in age, simple or often branching, 1-6 cm. tall.
Leaves: Leaves opposite, sessile, oblong, 1-3 mm. long, acute, tipped with a small, sharp point.
Flowers: Inflorescences compact, crowded, the flowers 2 per node in the leaf axils; sepals 3, lanceolate, 1-1.5 mm. long, acuminate, tipped with a small, sharp point; petals 3, whitish, narrowly lanceolate, 0.5-1 mm. long, spreading; stamens 3.
Fruits: Follicles ascending, ovoid, 2-seeded.
General: Annual, terrestrial herbs, the stems erect, red in age, simple or often branching, 1-6 cm. tall.
Leaves: Leaves opposite, sessile, oblong, 1-3 mm. long, acute, tipped with a small, sharp point.
Flowers: Inflorescences compact, crowded, the flowers 2 per node in the leaf axils; sepals 3, lanceolate, 1-1.5 mm. long, acuminate, tipped with a small, sharp point; petals 3, whitish, narrowly lanceolate, 0.5-1 mm. long, spreading; stamens 3.
Fruits: Follicles ascending, ovoid, 2-seeded.
Accepted Name:
Crassula tillaea Lest.-Garl.Synonyms:
Tillaea muscosa L.
Treated in Flora of the PNW as:
(not treated in H&C)
Additional Resources:
PNW Herbaria Specimens: View list of Crassula tillaea specimens in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database.
WTU Herbarium Specimens: View list of Crassula tillaea specimens in the WTU Herbarium database.
Washington Flora Checklist: Crassula tillaea treatment.
E-Flora BC: Crassula tillaea atlas page.
CalPhotos: Crassula tillaea images.
USDA Plants Database: Crassula tillaea.
Ben Legler, 2003
Ben Legler, 2003
Ben Legler, 2004
G. D. Carr, 2011
G. D. Carr, 2011
G. D. Carr, 2011
G. D. Carr, 2011
G. D. Carr, 2011
G. D. Carr, 2011
G. D. Carr, 2011
Leslie Seaton, 2012
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