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Orostachys japonica (Maxim.) A.Berger  
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FamilyCRASSULACEAE
Genus speciesOrostachys japonica (Maxim.) A.Berger 
SynonymsCotyledon japonica Maxim.
 Orostachys kanboensis Ohwi
 Sedum japonicola Makino
Habitatrocks
Descriptionleaves in rosette narrowly spathulate, 15-30mm, acuminate, stem leaves red punctate, linear, 2-6cm long, raceme dense, petals lanceolate, 5-7mm long, apically red; biennial
Size8-20cm
Colorwhite
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typerosette
Cultivationsunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in winter, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
division in spring and in late summer; detachment of rosette
Territory Asia-Temperate
     China (Manchuria , China North-Central , China Southeast )
     Eastern Asia (Japan , Korea)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

CRASSULACEAE

Orostachys japonica (Maxim.) A.Berger, Nat. Pflanzenfam., ed. 2 [Engler & Prantl] 18 a: 464 (1930)

Basionym:
Cotyledon japonica Maxim., Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, sér. 3. 30: 122 (1883)

Synonyms:
Orostachys erubescens japonica (Maxim.) Ohwi
Sedum erubescens japonicum (Maxim.) Ohwi
Sedum malacophyllum japonicum (Maxim.) Fröd.

Cotyledon polycephala Makino
Orostachys erubescens polycephala (Makino) Ohwi
Orostachys japonica polycephala (Makino) H.Ohba
Orostachys kanboensis Ohwi
Orostachys polycephala (Makino) H.Hara
Sedum erubescens polycephalum (Makino) Ohwi
Sedum japonicola Makino
Sedum polycephalum (Makino) Makino

e. China, s. Japan, Korea
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