Tasman flax lily

(Crassula peduncularis)

galery

Description

Crassula peduncularis, commonly known as purple stonecrop, is a herb in the Crassulaceae family. The annual herb has an decumbent habit and typically grows to a height of 1 to 50 centimetres (0.4 to 19.7 in) and around 15 centimetres (5.9 in) wide. It blooms between September and October producing green-yellow-brown-red flowers.It is found in marshy areas and around ephemeral pools on granite outcrops in the Great Southern, Wheatbelt, South West, Peel and Goldfields-Esperance regions of Western Australia.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum:
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Saxifragales
Family:Crassulaceae
Genus:Crassula
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