Crassula solieri (Gay) F. Meigen

Smooth-Seed Pygmyweed
Crassulaceae

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Protologue: Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 17: 239 (1893)
Pronunciation: Crás-su-la so-li-é-ri
Etymology: L. crassus, thick, referring to the fleshy leaves + after French botanist Antoine J. J. Solier, 1792-1851

Jepson eFlora Treatment

Jepson eFlora Key to Crassula

SD County Synoptic Voucher


Distribution:
 
Left: S.D. County Plant Atlas (http://sdplantatlas.org). Right: CCH2. Click to see current herbarium records.  

 
Crassula solieri
Whole plants, annual herbs.

  
Crassula solieri
Flower close-up, showing one flower/fruit per node, 4-carpellate, apocarpous gynoecium.


Comparison of Crassula aquatica (left) and Crassula solieri (right), the former a native species that can be found in vernal pools.
Crassula solieri has fruit units (follicles) that are more reddish and more recurved in the distal half. Seed surface and sepal length and shape also differs between the two.

All photographs courtesy of Dr. Jon Reman.