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Species of aquatic plant From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Crassula aquatica is a succulent plant known by the common names water pygmyweed,[2] common pygmyweed[citation needed] and just pigmyweed.[3] It is an annual plant of salt marshes, vernal pools, wetlands, and other fresh to brackish water bodies. It is at least partially aquatic, living in areas which are submersed much of the time. It also lives along muddy banks and in tidally-active areas of estuaries.
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| Water pygmyweed | |
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| Crassula aquatica[1] | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Saxifragales |
| Family: | Crassulaceae |
| Genus: | Crassula |
| Species: | C. aquatica |
| Binomial name | |
| Crassula aquatica | |
| Synonyms[citation needed] | |
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Bulliarda aquatica | |
Crassula aquatica is a small plant forming thin mats or small patches on mud and sand, and growing more erect when exposed to open air for longer periods. The flesh of the plant is greenish-yellow to bright red or purplish. The tiny fleshy pointed leaves are only a few millimeters long.[citation needed]
A flower grows on a short stalk from the intersection of each oppositely-arranged pair of leaves. The flower is only about two millimeters long and wide. The fruit is a minute follicle containing several seeds.[citation needed]
This plant is widespread across North America and Eurasia.[citation needed] It is an annual plant of salt marshes, vernal pools, wetlands, and other fresh to brackish water bodies. It is at least partially aquatic, living in areas which are submersed much of the time. It also lives along muddy banks and in tidally-active areas of estuaries.[citation needed]
It is listed as a vulnerable species in Newfoundland and Labrador.[4] Cavan Allen rediscovered Crassula aquatica in Maryland in 2012 after it had been last seen in that state in 1950.[5]
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