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Crassula natans Thunb.

Floating Pigmyweed

Native records: 4 botanical areas

Cape Provinces, Lesotho, KwaZulu-Natal, 1 more areas

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Distribution is shown as WGSRPD Level 3 areas. It does not imply the species occurs throughout an entire area.

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An annual of subtropical climates. Native to South Africa, Lesotho.

This entry carries only the classification and distribution data recorded in WCVP. A written account and images are not yet available.

Distribution areas

  • Australia

    • South AustraliaIntroduced
    • TasmaniaIntroduced
    • VictoriaIntroduced
    • Western AustraliaIntroduced

  • Lesotho

    • LesothoNative

  • Portugal

    • AzoresIntroduced

  • South Africa

    • Cape ProvincesNative
    • Free StateNative
    • KwaZulu-NatalNative

Climate of the native range

The Köppen climate classes found in the areas this plant is recorded as native to. It does not mean an entire area has that climate.

  • Cwb Temperate, dry winter, warm summer
  • BSk Arid, steppe, cold
  • BWh Arid, desert, hot
  • Cfa Temperate, no dry season, hot summer
  • Cfb Temperate, no dry season, warm summer
  • BWk Arid, desert, cold
  • BSh Arid, steppe, hot

The same climate occurs in 122 areas worldwide, 114 of which have no record of this plant. See them on the map

A matching climate does not mean the plant can grow there. Range limits are also set by things other than climate — dispersal history, soils, competition. Source: Beck et al. (2023), CC BY 4.0 (observed period 1991–2020).

Recorded medicinal uses

The cited source records medicinal use of this plant. It is not an assessment of efficacy or safety.

  • Crassula natans is recorded as used medicinally.

    Source location: p.643, right column, line 12

    World Checklist of Useful Plant Species · Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity (KNB) · CC BY 4.0 · source version: wcups-2020-62602715

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Other names

Floating Pigmyweed

Family
Crassulaceae
Genus
Crassula

Other species in Crassula

Sources

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Australia · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Lesotho · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Portugal · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    South Africa · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source