Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Genus species | Sedum ternatum Michx. |
Synonyms | Sedum americanum Banks ex Pursh |
Sedum deficiens Donn | |
Sedum octogonum DC. | |
Habitat | shady rocks |
Altitude | 50-1700m |
Description | leaves verticillate, entire, obovate, apically rounded, at apex of stems larger and more compact, inflorescence ramose, corolla with purple anthers, petals very narrow |
Size | 5-20cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | carpet |
Cultivation | shady, humous, rock crevices alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade |
Propagation | seed in winter, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in spring and late summer; cuttings in summer |
Territory |
Northern America
Eastern Canada (Ontario ) North-Central U.S.A. (Illinois , Iowa ) Northeastern U.S.A. (Connecticut , Indiana , Maine , Masachusettes , Michigan , New Jersey , New York , Ohio , Pennsylvania , Rhode I. , Vermont , West Virginia ) Southeastern U.S.A. (Alabama , Arkansas , Delaware , Georgia , Kentucky , Maryland , Mississippi , North Carolina , South Carolina , Tennessee , Virginia , District of Columbia) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CRASSULACEAE
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