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Crassula alata

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Masterton.<br>Photographer: John Barkla, Date taken: 29/09/2012, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0'>CC BY</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

Wanaka.<br>Photographer: John Barkla, Date taken: 17/10/2012, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0'>CC BY</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

Kaitaia.<br>Photographer: Jeremy R. Rolfe, Date taken: 23/09/2014, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0'>CC BY</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

Massey University, Palmerston North. Sep 2008.<br>Photographer: Colin C. Ogle, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>.

Manawatu. Oct 2008.<br>Photographer: Colin C. Ogle, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>.

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Biostatus

Exotic

Structural class

Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites

Flower colours

White

Conservation status

Not applicable

Detailed taxonomy

Family

Crassulaceae

Authority

Crassula alata (Viv.) Berger var. alata

Ecology

Year naturalised

2004 (but first collected from Taupo in 2000)

Origin

Mediterranean

Reason for introduction

Probably accidental - an aggressive weed difficult to control. Reproduces exclusively by seed. Miniscule seed is easily dispersed by water, wind and soil movement.

Tolerances

Drought and shade tolerant

Life cycle and dispersal

Short-lived spring/summer annual.

Other information

Etymology

crassula: From the Latin crassus ‘thick’, meaning ‘rather thick’

alata: From the Latin ala ‘wing’ meaning ‘winged’

NVS code

The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.

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