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Crassula saginoides (Maxim.) M.Bywater & Wickens

wrinkleseed pygmyweed

Native records: 48 botanical areas

Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, 45 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 / helophyte of temperate climates. Native to United States, Canada, Mexico, China, Dominican Republic, Mongolia and elsewhere.

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

Distribution areas

  • Canada

    • British ColumbiaNative
    • New BrunswickNative
    • NewfoundlandNative
    • Northwest TerritoriesNative
    • Nova ScotiaNative
    • OntarioNative
    • Prince Edward I.Native
    • QuébecNative
    • SaskatchewanNative
    • YukonNative

  • China

    • Inner MongoliaNative
    • ManchuriaNative

  • Dominican Republic

    • Dominican RepublicNative

  • Japan

    • JapanIntroduced

  • Mexico

    • Mexico CentralNative
    • Mexico GulfNative
    • Mexico NortheastNative
    • Mexico NorthwestNative
    • Mexico SouthwestNative

  • Mongolia

    • MongoliaNative

  • Portugal

    • PortugalIntroduced

  • Saint Pierre and Miquelon

    • NewfoundlandNative

  • Tajikistan

    • TadzhikistanNative

  • United States of America

    • AlabamaNative
    • AlaskaNative
    • ArizonaNative
    • ArkansasNative
    • CaliforniaNative
    • ColoradoNative
    • ConnecticutNative
    • GeorgiaNative
    • IdahoNative
    • LouisianaNative
    • MaineNative
    • MarylandNative
    • MassachusettsNative
    • MinnesotaNative
    • MontanaNative
    • NevadaNative
    • New HampshireNative
    • New JerseyNative
    • New MexicoNative
    • New YorkNative
    • OklahomaNative
    • OregonNative
    • PennsylvaniaNative
    • TexasNative
    • UtahNative
    • VermontNative
    • WashingtonNative
    • WyomingNative

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.

  • Cfa Temperate, no dry season, hot summer
  • Dfb Cold, no dry season, warm summer
  • Dfa Cold, no dry season, hot summer
  • BSk Arid, steppe, cold
  • Dfc Cold, no dry season, cold summer
  • Dwa Cold, dry winter, hot summer
  • Cwb Temperate, dry winter, warm summer
  • BWh Arid, desert, hot
  • Aw Tropical, savannah
  • ET Polar, tundra
  • BWk Arid, desert, cold
  • Af Tropical, rainforest
  • Dwb Cold, dry winter, warm summer
  • Am Tropical, monsoon
  • Dsb Cold, dry summer, warm summer
  • Csb Temperate, dry summer, warm summer
  • BSh Arid, steppe, hot
  • Dsc Cold, dry summer, cold summer
  • Csa Temperate, dry summer, hot summer
  • Dwc Cold, dry winter, cold summer
  • Cwa Temperate, dry winter, hot summer
  • Cfb Temperate, no dry season, warm summer

The same climate occurs in 363 areas worldwide, 313 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).

Other names

wrinkleseed pygmyweed

Family
Crassulaceae
Genus
Crassula

Other species in Crassula

Sources

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

    Canada · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

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

    China · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

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

    Dominican Republic · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

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

    Japan · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

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

    Mexico · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

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

    Mongolia · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

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

    Portugal · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

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

    Saint Pierre and Miquelon · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

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

    Tajikistan · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

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

    United States of America · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source