Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Genus species | Sedum oreganum Nutt. |
Bibliography | Fl. N. Amer. [J.Torrey & A.Gray] 1: 559 (1840) |
Native Range | Alaska to California |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 0-1800m |
Description | glabrous and grey-green, leaves obovate to oblanceolate, 8-20mm, compressed, alternate, flowers in dense cyme, petals acuminate, 10-13mm long |
Size | 8-13cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | succulent subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in summer |
Synonyms | Breitungia oregana (Nutt.) Á.Löve & D.Löve Echeveria oregana (Nutt.) A.Nelson & J.F.Macbr. Gormania oregana (Nutt.) Britton Sedum sparsiflorum Torr. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 70 Subarctic America (ASK Alaska) 71 Western Canada (BRC British Columbia) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (ORE Oregon, WAS Washington) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |