Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Genus species | Sedum lanceolatum Torr. |
Synonyms | Sedum meehanii A.Gray |
Sedum shastense Britton | |
Sedum subalpinum Blank. | |
Habitat | rocks and scree |
Altitude | 0-4100m |
Description | glabrous, leaves alternate, linear to ovate, cylindrical, 5-20mm, often deciduous, flowers in compact cyme, pentamerous, petals acute, 5-8mm long |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | late summer |
Ca | |
Type | carpet |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in spring and late summer; cuttings in summer |
Territory |
Northern America
Subarctic America (Alaska , Yukon ) Western Canada (Alberta , British Columbia , Saskatchewan ) Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado , Idaho , Montana , Oregon , Washington , Wyoming ) North-Central U.S.A. (Nebraska , South Dakota ) Southwestern U.S.A. (Arizona , California , Nevada , Utah ) South-Central U.S.A. (New Mexico) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CRASSULACEAE
lanceolatum nesioticum (G.N.Jones) R.T.Clausen, Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 20: 146 (1948)
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