Burke: Sedum lanceolatum vs. Sedum album

	Sedum lanceolatum	Sedum album
	lance-leaved stonecrop	white 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	Sedum album
Identification notes	Leaves of flower stems are alternate, terete and not strongly incurved.
Flowering time	May-August	May-July
Habitat	On rocks or gravel in open, dry areas, from sea level to the alpine.	Disturbed, open areas including fields, lawns, parking areas, and rocky outcroppings.
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. [WildflowerSearch map] [BONAP county map]	Occurring chiefly west of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to Montana, Utah, and in northeastern North America. [WildflowerSearch map] [BONAP county map]
Origin	Native	Introduced from Europe
Conservation status	Not of concern	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	S. acre, S. brevifolium, S. divergens, S. forsterianum, S. lanceolatum, S. leibergii, S. oreganum, S. rupicola, S. spathulifolium, S. stenopetalum, S. thartii
Web links	Local floras: BC, CA, OR, WA Local Web sites: CalFlora, CalPhotos, Flora NW, PNW Herbaria, Turner Photog. WildflowerSearch iNaturalist (observations) USDA Plants Database LBJ Wildflower Center SEINet Plants of the World Online Encyclopedia of Life Wikipedia Google Image Search	Local floras: BC, CA, OR, WA Local Web sites: CalFlora, CalPhotos, Flora NW, PNW Herbaria WildflowerSearch iNaturalist (observations) USDA Plants Database LBJ Wildflower Center SEINet Plants of the World Online Encyclopedia of Life Wikipedia Google Image Search

Sedum lanceolatum

Sedum album

lance-leaved stonecrop

white 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

Sedum album

Identification notes

Leaves of flower stems are alternate, terete and not strongly incurved.

Flowering time

May-August

May-July

Habitat

On rocks or gravel in open, dry areas, from sea level to the alpine.

Disturbed, open areas including fields, lawns, parking areas, and rocky outcroppings.

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.

[WildflowerSearch map]

[BONAP county map]