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Crassula multicava

Lem. (1861)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-CoreEudicot Order: Saxifragales Family: Crassulaceae Genus: Crassula

fairy crassula, pitted crassula

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Description

Key Characters:

Growth Form: Plants terrestrial, perennial.

Stems: Stems erect or decumbent, reddish green in age, branched, 20–40 cm.

Roots:

Leaves: Leaves simple. Opposite. Blades obovate to broadly elliptic, 20–50 mm. Apex obtuse or emarginate. Margins entire. Sessile. Stipules absent.

Flowers: Flowers in inflorescences lax, flowers 2 per node. pedicels 3–8 mm. Flowers bisexual (perfect), minute, axillary, erect, 4-merous. Calyx of 4 sepals; sepals broadly triangular, 1–2 mm, apex acute. Corolla of 4 petals; petals narrowly triangular, 3–4 mm. Stamens 4; anthers dithecal, opening by longitudinal slits. Ovary superior.

Fruit: Follicles erect; 12–20–seeded; obliquely lanceoloid; old follicles not seen. Seeds ellipsoid; 0.3–0.4 mm; rarely formed; other characters not known.

Ploidy:

Habitat: Disturbed areas.

Elevation Range: 0–50 m.

Historical Distribution

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Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

Kaua'i Naturalized
O'ahu Naturalized
Maui Only found in cultivation
Hawai'i Only found in cultivation

Dispersal Agents

Water/Ocean

Vegetative Reproduction

Pollinators

Bibliography

Name Published In: Ill. Hort. 9(Misc.): 40 (1861)

Other References

Lorence et al. 1995:33 (NEWNAT/K, DESCR); Staples & Herbst 2005:255 (DESCR); Lau & Frohlich 2012:13 (O)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Crassula multicava Honolulu Preserved_Specimen Buds deep-rose, fls. pink and white. Coker, A.H. Oahu BISH 1957-04-03
2 Crassula multicava Waimea District, Waimea Canyon State Park Cultivated around cabin near turnoff for Boy Scout Camp. Preserved_Specimen Sprawling herb with erect stem ends; leaves thinly succulent dull medium green above, whitish below with darker glands, stems pale green with reddish cast at nodes; inflor. branch tinged dark pink, calyx pale green, corolla in bud pale; open flowers with white to pale pink petals; stigma white, four parted. Flynn, T.W. 5535 Kauai BISH 1994-03-28
3 Crassula multicava Kau District; Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Kilauea Military camp Growing at foundation of cafeteria bldg. on KMC grounds. Preserved_Specimen Herbaceous plant ca 18 in. tall. Lvs opposite, fleshy, gray-green; infl long-stalked, open and much branched; flws 4-parted, cor pale pink inside, darker pink outside; anthers reduced; carpels prominent, whitish. Staples, G.W. 535 Hawaii BISH 1990-01-09
4 Crassula multicava Honolulu, 2436 Burbank St Growing in Mrs. J.L. Robertson's garden. Preserved_Specimen 4 sepals, 4 petals, 4 stamens, 4 carpels. Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1940-04-02
5 Crassula multicava Waimea District Kokee, off HWY 550 / Waimea cNayon Drive to Mohihi Ridge road, just off of Mohihi to South before turn off to Mahanaloa Ridge road. Grassy pull-off stop. Diverse mesic A. Koa and Metrosideros Forest Metrosideros, Acacia koa, Melicope Barbigera, Pleomeles, Antidesma, Zanthyoxylum, Kadua affinis, Carex, weedy grasses Preserved_Specimen Small patch in Koa and Metrosideros. Flowers pink. Tangalin, N. 3164 Kauai BISH 2012-05-01
6 Crassula multicava East Maui, Makawao District, Pu'u Mahoe Cultivated Preserved_Specimen Sprawling herbs, 10-20 cm, flowers white & pinkish, leaves succulent Oppenheimer, H.L. 31501 Maui BISH 2015-03-06
7 Crassula multicava Waimea District. Kokee, cabin sites just north of Camp Hale Koa. Naturalized along roadsides and around cabins; forming a dense carpet in almost full shade of Eucalyptus trees in disturbed areas. Preserved_Specimen Low herb with fleshy, dark green leaves, inflorfescences positioned high above leaves on reddish stalks; flowers pink and becoming paler with age. Brock, K. 966 Kauai BISH 2017-03-15
8 Crassula multicava Palehua Road Primary groundcover in Eucalyptus forest. Preserved_Specimen Low-growing herb, about 10-20 cm. Immature flowers seen with pink buds. Fruits not present. Beachy, J. 134 Oahu BISH 2009-03-16
9 Crassula multicava Koloa District, Kalaheo; 3581 Kaloke Street, Growing in yard of residence. Preserved_Specimen Herb 30 cm. tall, leaves medium green, succulent, upper surface with punctate depressions, lower surface punctate. Inflorescence and flowers pink. Cultivated, grown from plants cultivated at Koke'e cabins. Lorence, D.H. 7436 Kauai BISH 1993-12-30
10 Crassula multicava North Kona at Koloko Dr Growing in the shaded understory of M. polymorpha on a vacant lot. Several scattered populations, each about a foot in diameter. Ass.. Veg: Persicaria capitata and moss. Preserved_Specimen Succulent herb 5 in tall. Lvs with dotted glands opp arranged. Flws 4 petal pink. Naturalized. Murphy, M. 254 Hawaii BISH 2023-07-03
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