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Sedum lanceolatum Torr.  
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FamilyCRASSULACEAE
Genus speciesSedum lanceolatum Torr. 
BibliographyAnn. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 2: 205 (1827)
Native RangeAlaska to w. & wc. USA
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatrocks and scree
Altitude0-4100m
Descriptionglabrous, leaves alternate, linear to ovate, cylindrical, 5-20mm, often deciduous, flowers in compact cyme, pentamerous, petals acute, 5-8mm long
Size3-20cm
Coloryellow
Bloomlate summer
Ca-
Typesucculent perennial
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in winter, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
division in spring and late summer; cuttings in summer
SynonymsAmerosedum lanceolatum (Torr.) Á.Löve & D.Löve
Amerosedum subalpinum (Blank.) Á.Löve & D.Löve
Sedum lanceolatum ssp. subalpinum (Blank.) R.T.Clausen
Sedum lanceolatum var. subalpinum (Fröd.) H.Ohba
Sedum lanceolatum ssp. typicum R.T.Clausen
Sedum shastense Britton
Sedum stenopetalum f. rubrolineatum Cockerell
Sedum stenopetalum var. subalpinum Fröd.
Sedum subalpinum Blank.
Territory7 Northern America
     70 Subarctic America (ASK Alaska, YUK Yukon)
     71 Western Canada (ABT Alberta, BRC British Columbia, SAS Saskatchewan)
     73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington, WYO Wyoming)
     74 North-Central U.S.A. (NEB Nebraska, SDA South Dakota)
     76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, CAL California, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah)
     77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico)
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