Crassula colligata subsp. lamprosperma

Family: Crassulaceae · Type: annual · Not Native

Crassula colligata subsp. lamprosperma is a naturalized annual found in the San Gabriel River near Irwindale at elevations of 150 to 200 meters in open, gravelly alluvial bench habitat. Flowering from January to May, this plant produces small white to pale green flowers in compact clusters with lanceolate petals. Growing with erect stems 10 to 16 centimeters tall, it develops red-brown coloration with age and branches sparingly. Its small leaves are ovate to oblong, 4 to 5 millimeters long with acute tips ending in a short point. The fruit contains one to two shiny, smooth elliptic seeds that are distinctively lance-oblong in shape.

Habitat: Open, gravelly alluvial bench

Bloom period: Jan-May

Elevation: 150-200 m

Bioregions: SCo (San Gabriel River near Irwindale)

California counties: Los Angeles

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