Authors: C. Stace, R. van der Meijden (ed.) & I. de Kort (ed.)
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Scientific name:

Sedum spathulifolium

Vernacular name:

Stonecrop, Colorado


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Colorado Stonecrop

Scientific name: Sedum spathulifolium Hook.

Diagnostic features
Glabrous procumbent perennial with rooting stems.
Leaves 0.8-2cm, obovate, flat but thick, entire, white-bloomed.
Flowers in corymbose panicle.
Petals 5, 5-8mm, bright yellow.

Chromosome number: (2n=30).

Habitat
Introduced-naturalized; garden throwout or relic.

Distribution
Rare and scattered in England, well naturalized in Man; North America.

This species is keyed out on Page 2816 in the Text Key.

Sedum spathulifolium
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