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Crassula helmsii (Kirk) Cockayne

New Zealand pigmyweed (Crassulaceae)

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Crassula helmsii is a plant of wet mud and shallow water that is native to Australia and New Zealand; it is invasive in western Europe, and may not be spread in the United Kingdom under Schedule 9.

Boar’s Hill (VC22: Berkshire); 2014-07-16

 New Zealand pigmyweed / Crassula helmsii: _Crassula helmsii_ is a plant of wet mud and shallow water that is native to Australia and New Zealand; it is invasive in western Europe, and may not be spread in the United Kingdom under <a href="sched9.html">Schedule 9</a>.

The 4-parted flowers of Crassula helmsii are borne on pedicels, and have petals longer than the sepals.

Boar’s Hill (VC22: Berkshire); 2014-07-16

 New Zealand pigmyweed / Crassula helmsii: The 4-parted flowers of _Crassula helmsii_ are borne on pedicels, and have petals longer than the sepals.

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