Crassulaceae

Sand pygmyweed

Crassula connata A.Berger

Family: Crassulaceae
Genus: Crassula

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Sand pygmyweed: Crassula connata , Pygmy-weed. From near Robbins Butte, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA. (Ink pen for scale). — Photo: Mike, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)

Arabic: كرسول ملازم
English: Sand pygmyweed

Synonyms

Crassula erecta (Hook. & Arn.) A.Berger
Crassula minima Reiche
Crassula tillaea Macloskie
Tillaea connata Ruiz & Pav.
Tillaea erecta Hook. & Arn.
Tillaea erecta subsp. eremica (Jeps.) Wiggins
Tillaea erecta var. eremica Jeps.
Tillaea leptopetala Benth.
Tillaea minima Miers ex Hook. & Arn.
Tillaea minima var. subsimplex S.Watson
Tillaea rubescens Kunth

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual
In the US and Canada: Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

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Photo: Pato Novoa from Valparaíso, Chile, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.