| Mossy stonecrop | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Saxifragales |
| Family: | Crassulaceae |
| Genus: | Crassula |
| Species: | C. tillaea |
| Binomial name | |
| Crassula tillaea Lester-Garland | |
| Synonyms | |
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Crassula mucosa | |
Crassula tillaea is a succulent plant known by its common names mossy stonecrop and moss pygmyweed. It is a small fleshy plant growing only a few centimeters in height. It is green when new and gradually turns orange and then deep red when mature. It has tiny triangular pointed leaves only a few millimeters long. A tiny flower or pair of flowers grows between each oppositely-arranged pair of leaves; the flowers are about two millimeters in length and width. The fruit is a minute follicle containing one or two seeds. This plant is native to Eurasia, particularly the Mediterranean Basin, but is known in other regions as an introduced species.
References
- Lansdown, R.V.; Rhazi, L.; Grillas, P.; Rhazi, M.; Flanagan, D. (2013). "Crassula tillaea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T164302A13542044. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T164302A13542044.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
External links
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| Crassula tillaea |
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