Crassula closiana

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Crassulaceae/Crassula

At a glance

Occurrence records1 146

Data sources4

Biological traits32

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources4 archives

Databases and archives Crassula closiana's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation4 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility1 146 records↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

On this page3 sections

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements4 literature sources32 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF1 146 records

01Narrative

Crassula closiana is a herb in the family Crassulaceae that is native to Western Australia. The succulent annual herb has an erect habit and typically grows to a height of 1 to. It produces white-cream flowers in the spring time between September and October. The plant is commonly found on granite slopes, sand dunes and in winter wet areas in the South West, Great Southern, Peel and Wheatbelt regions.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPAusTraitsTRYGIFT

Size & morphology8

Leaf length4.5 mm

Leaf mass per area20.03 g/m2

Leaf width2 mm

Plant height0.028 m

Plant height max0.1 m

Plant height min0.01 m

Seed length0.285 mm

Seed mass0.004 mg

⚠ sources differ — TRY: 0.004 mg · AusTraits: 0.005 mg

Life cycle & reproduction8

Dispersal typewind

Flowering timennnnnnnyyynn

Life formannual

Life spanannual

Pollination syndromeinsect

Raunkiær life formtherophyte

Resprouting capacityfire_killed

Sex typehermaphrodite

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment12

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatesubtropical

Climberself-supporting

Elevation max700 m

Elevation min0 m

Epiphyteterrestrial

Fruit fleshinessdry

Fruit typefollicle

Growth formherb

Leaf compoundnesssimple

Leaf shapeelliptical oblanceolate

Woodinessnon-woody

Physiology & chemistry2

Nitrogen fixingnon_nitrogen_fixer

Photosynthetic pathwayCAM

Other traits1

Plant support typefree-standing

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type1 146 records

Wild obs. + sensor809

Museum / vouchered337

Origin

Native387

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO3 404 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy84% within 1 km

≤100 m 361≤1 km 277≤10 km 114>10 km 6

758 georeferenced · 51 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor809

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy56% within 1 km

≤100 m 134≤1 km 39≤10 km 113>10 km 23

309 georeferenced · 28 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence337

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions14 of 15 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Adelaide, AU	117
Kensington, AU	76
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record	74
Canberra, AU	5
Kew, GB	4
Hobart, AU	4
Brisbane, AU	2
Mount Annan, AU	2
Armidale, AU	2
Claremont, US	1
Joondalup, AU	1
Parkville, AU	1
Chicago, US	1
Durango, MX	1
Auckland, NZ	1

15 institutions · 292 of 337 vouchered records shown · 45 without an institution code

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Crassula closiana

At a glance

Sources4 archives

Size & morphology8

Life cycle & reproduction8

Diet & foraging1

Habitat & environment12

Physiology & chemistry2

Other traits1

Record type1 146 records

Origin

Range

Wildobservation + sensor

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Wildobservation + sensor

Holding institutions14 of 15 geolocated

Record type1 146 records