Sand Pygmy-weed
Crassula connata
syn. (Tillaea erecta)
Photographed near Robbins Butte, Maricopa Co., Arizona. March 8, 2008. This photograph has been added to the Wikimedia Commons. The ink pen is for scale comparison
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ANNUAL: Minute, succulent herb grows in patches along desert washes
after spring and summer rains. Soon changes from green to coral red.
LEAVES: Leaves are paired at each node and are joined across the stem,
i.e. they are perfoliate.
RANGE: Fairly common in the Sonoran Desert in Arizona and Mexico,
however its very small size may leave it unnoticed.
FRUIT: Dry several-seeded capsule encircled by winged bracts.
FLOWERS: Several small flowers clustered at each leaf node. Greenish-red
with four sepals and four petals.
UNARMED. Without spines/thorns.
Crassulaceae -- Stonecrop Family
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