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Sedum lanceolatum

lance-leaved stonecrop
Habit Carpels 5, erect, distinct, the styles very short, divergent.
Leaves

Leaves alternate, linear-lanceolate and terete to ovate and somewhat flattened, not keeled, 5-20 mm. long, mostly deciduous by flowering time.
Flowers

Follicles 5, erect, united at the base, each with a small gland at the base, and tipped by the erect or divergent, tapered style.
Fruits

Erect follicles.

Sedum lanceolatum
Identification notes Leaves of flower stems are alternate, terete and not strongly incurved.
Flowering time May-August
Habitat On rocks or gravel in open, dry areas, from sea level to the alpine.
Distribution
Widely distributed on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east to the Rocky Mountains and northern Great Plains in the U.S. and Canada.
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Origin Native
Conservation status Not of concern
Sibling taxa
S. acre, S. album, S. brevifolium, S. divergens, S. forsterianum, S. leibergii, S. oreganum, S. rupicola, S. spathulifolium, S. stenopetalum, S. thartii
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