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

Sedum stoloniferum

Vernacular name:

Caucasian-stonecrop, Lesser, Stonecrop, Lesser Caucasian-


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Lesser Caucasian-stonecrop

Scientific name: Sedum stoloniferum S.G. Gmel.

Diagnostic features
Differs from Sedum spurium in being smaller; leaves obscurely papillose at margin, distinctly petiolate.
Flowers ± sessile with petals mostly less than 8mm.

Chromosome number: (2n=28).

Habitat
Introduced-naturalized.

Distribution
Similar places to Sedum spurium but much rarer; South England and Channel Islands; Caucasus.

This species is keyed out on Page 2823 in the TextKey.

Sedum stoloniferum
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