Crassula tillaeais a colorful , low - growing plant life that is voiceless to find in culture .
Crassula tillaeaLest.-Garl .
Moss Pygmyweed , Mossy Stonecrop
In habitat, Rosmaninhal, Portugal. Derivative of a photo byPedro Beja. Licensed underCC BY-NC 4.0.
Crassula muscosa , Sedum tillaei , Tillaea muscosa , Tillaea procumbens
Family : CrassulaceaeSubfamily : CrassuloideaeGenus : Crassula
The specific epithet " tillaea " ( pronounced " TIL - lay - uh " ) honorsMichelangelo Tillior Michele Angelo Tilli ( 1655 - 1740 ) , an Italian physician and botanist .
In habitat, Nantes, France. Photo byt_tully. Licensed underCC BY-NC 4.0.
Crassula tillaeais native toEurasia , peculiarly theMediterranean Region . It uprise in open , gravelly , sandy , or loamy , seasonally blotto ground on the sides of road and ditches .
Crassula tillaeais anannualsucculent plant with unsubdivided or often branching stems and diminutive , crowded , triangular leave-taking . The stems can be erect , prostrate , orascendingand grow up to 2.4 inches ( 6 cm ) long . The novel leaf are green but bit by bit turn deep loss as they maturate . They are opposite , oblong with a pointed tip , and can measure up to 0.15 in ( 0.3 cm ) long .
During springtime , tiny flowers or small bunch appear in theaxilsof closely all the leaves . They normally have three , sometimes four , whitishpetalsandsepalsthe same gloss as the leaves . The sepal are longer than the petal . The yield are tiny ovoidfolliclescontaining one or two seeds .
In habitat, Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park, California, United States. Derivative of a photo byRon Vanderhoff. Licensed underCC BY-NC 4.0.
Crassula tillaeahas an yearly increase cycle , which means it grows , flowers , produces seed , and dies within a single season . However , it self - propagates by scattering source that maturate into new plants .
This flora is native to the Mediterranean Region but has also been introduced to other region , such as North America and South America . It typically grows in loose , gravelly , sandy , or loamy , seasonally blotto ground on the side of roads and ditches and occasionally on orbit allowance . It can be found at elevations ranging from sea stratum up to 1,310 foot ( 400 MiB ) .
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In habitat, Almería, Spain. Derivative of a photo byfaluke. Licensed underCC BY-NC 4.0.
Crassula tillaeais non - toxic and believe good for people and dearie .
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