Crassula helmsii (Kirk) Cockayne
(New Zealand Pigmyweed)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCrassula helmsii (New Zealand Pigmyweed)
GenusCrassula (pigmyweeds)
FamilyCRASSULACEAE (stonecrops)
OrderSAXIFRAGALES (saxifrages, stonecrops, peonies, currants and gooseberries)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Crassula helmsii (New Zealand Pigmyweed) :
1: Crassula helmsii (New Zealand Pigmyweed)
16 Sep 2002 OSGR: SU91 50° 60’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: West Sussex (VC 13) England
bad infestation in and around pond
Image 1: CarpetImage 2: Dominant vegetation in pondImage 3: Flowering shoots - close-upImage 4: Flowering shoots - enlargedImage 5: Flowering shoots - magnifiedImage 6: Flowers - magnified
2: Crassula helmsii (New Zealand Pigmyweed)
22 May 2000 OSGR: SU56 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Plants
3: Crassula helmsii (New Zealand Pigmyweed)
21 Sep 1997 OSGR: SU56 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: ShootImage 2: Shoot showing flowersImage 3: Shoot tip with flower

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Booy, O., Wade, M. & White, V. New Zealand Pigmyweed
() Lansdown R.V. & Pankhurst T.J. Field Guide to the Identification of Difficult Aquatic Plants of the New Forest
Poland, J. 2007 Maddening Mimics: a belated reply BSBI News 106: 4-6.

Crassula helmsii (New Zealand Pigmyweed) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Crassula helmsii (New Zealand Pigmyweed)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Crassula helmsii (New Zealand Pigmyweed)
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