Water pygmyweed

Description

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.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. This plant is widespread across North America and Eurasia.It is listed as a vulnerable species in Newfoundland and Labrador.Cavan Allen rediscovered Crassula aquatica in Maryland in 2012 after it was last seen in that state in 1950 .